Ann Dermatol.
2011 Oct;23(Suppl 2):S279-S280. 10.5021/ad.2011.23.S2.S279.
Multiple Facial Papules of Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome Treated with a CO2 Laser
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain. maytetd@yahoo.es
- 2Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Las Cruces, Bilbao, Spain.
- 3Department of Dermatology, San Cecilio University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
- KMID: 2156810
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2011.23.S2.S279
Abstract
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Figure
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Fig. 1 Pictures of case #1 before and after CO2 laser treatment showing improvement of the multiple facial papules without adverse events.
Fig. 2 Micrograph image. Hematoxylin and eosin staining reveals classical fibrofolliculoma epithelial strands arising from the infundibulum within a mucinous connective tissue in two lesions and angiofibroma in another one (×10).
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