Ruby laser treatment of congenital melanocytic nevi: A review of the literature and report of our own experience

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 660-667

  Noordzij, Marjon J ^a   Van Den Broecke, Duco G ^a   Alting, Menso Carpentier ^a   Kon, Moshe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL NEVUS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SURFACE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11844298439     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000130937.30473.3B     Document Type: Review

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