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Argon laser treatment of cutaneous vascular lesions in connective tissue diseases. 1988

H Zachariae, and P Bjerring, and M Cramers

Department of Dermatology, Marselisborg Hospital, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Two patients with juvenile dermatomyositis, 5 with chronic discoid lupus erythematosus, and one with Rothmund-Thomson's Syndrome were treated for their teleangiectasias of the face with argon laser. The results were highly satisfactory with an almost normal appearance of treated skin in 4 patients. Two patients showed satisfactory results with 60-70% blanching, while 2 patients showed some improvement, but not a completely cosmetically satisfactory result. The most impressive results were in the patients with juvenile dermatomyositis and Rothmund-Thomson's Syndrome. The only side effects observed were a slight scarring and an insignificant pigmentation. No patient displayed any signs of disease activation.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011038	Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome	An autosomal recessive syndrome occurring principally in females, characterized by the presence of reticulated, atrophic, hyperpigmented, telangiectatic cutaneous plaques, often accompanied by juvenile cataracts, saddle nose, congenital bone defects, disturbances in the growth of HAIR; NAILS; and TEETH; and HYPOGONADISM.	Poikiloderma Congenitale,Congenital Poikiloderma,Poikiloderma Atrophicans and Cataract,Poikiloderma Congenitale of Rothmund-Thomson,Poikiloderma of Rothmund-Thomson,Congenitale, Poikiloderma,Congenitales, Poikiloderma,Poikiloderma Congenitales,Poikiloderma of Rothmund Thomson,Rothmund Thomson Syndrome,Rothmund-Thomson Poikiloderma,Rothmund-Thomson Poikilodermas,Syndrome, Rothmund-Thomson
D003095	Collagen Diseases	Historically, a heterogeneous group of acute and chronic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, progressive systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, etc. This classification was based on the notion that "collagen" was equivalent to "connective tissue", but with the present recognition of the different types of collagen and the aggregates derived from them as distinct entities, the term "collagen diseases" now pertains exclusively to those inherited conditions in which the primary defect is at the gene level and affects collagen biosynthesis, post-translational modification, or extracellular processing directly. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1494)	Collagen Disease,Disease, Collagen,Diseases, Collagen
D005145	Face	The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw.	Faces
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012871	Skin Diseases	Diseases involving the DERMIS or EPIDERMIS.	Dermatoses,Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders,Dermatosis,Skin Disease