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Enlarging the irradiation spot to include the edge of hyperkeratotic papules using a CO2 surgical laser dramatically improves the treatment of lichen amyloidosus Volume 28, numéro 6, November-December 2018

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Auteurs
1 Department of Dermatology,
2 Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan

Lichen amyloidosus (LA), which is histopathologically diagnosed based on the presence of amyloid deposits in the superficial dermis, is characterized by hyperkeratotic papules (HKPs) and chronic severe itching [1, 2]. The scratching induced by itching elicits and exacerbates LA. However, the treatment of both LA itself and the associated itching is extremely challenging. Several types of laser have been used to treat LA. The complete treatment of LA using standard CO2[3] or fractional CO2 laser [4] [...]