Vulvar syringoma causing pruritus and carcinophobia: Treatment by argon laser

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-183

  Kopera, Daisy ^a   Peter Soyer, H ^a   Cerroni, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

argon laser; carcinophobia; pruritus; syringoma; vulva

Indexed keywords

ARGON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHOBIA; SWEAT GLAND TUMOR; SYRINGOMA; VULVA PRURITUS;

ADULT; ARGON; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PRURITUS VULVAE; SWEAT GLAND NEOPLASMS; SYRINGOMA;

EID: 0033188227     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14628839950516850     Document Type: Article

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