Carbon dioxide and pulsed dye laser treatment of angiofibromas in 29 patients with tuberous sclerosis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 337-342

  Papadavid, E ^a,d   Markey, A ^b   Bellaney, G ^c   Walker, N P J ^a,c  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiofibromas; Carbon dioxide laser; Flashlamp pumped pulsed dye laser; Tuberous sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOFIBROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; RADIATION INJURY; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOFIBROMA; CHILD; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0036380957     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04968.x     Document Type: Article

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