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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021

Combined pulsed-dye laser and medical therapy for treatment of cutaneous sarcoidosis lesions: a case report.

Wenxin Dong, Caixia Li, Yu Shi, Wei Zhang

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wenxin DongDepartment of Medical Cosmetic Center, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Caixia LiDepartment of Medical Cosmetic Center, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Yu ShiDepartment of Medical Cosmetic Center, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Medical Cosmetic Center, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5497-9926
Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that most frequently occurs in the lungs. However, cutaneous lesions are often the primary sign. Cutaneous sarcoidosis is difficult to treat, although different therapies have been applied. We herein report a case in which cutaneous sarcoidosis was treated with pulsed-dye laser (PDL) therapy along with oral administration of acitretin and hydroxychloroquine; no topical medications were applied. All patient details are de-identified. The treatment areas gradually improved after several courses of PDL therapy. This case illustrates that PDL therapy can serve as an auxiliary treatment for cutaneous sarcoidosis.

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Lasers, DyeLow-Level Light TherapySarcoidosisCombined Modality TherapyHumansauxiliary treatmentcase reportcutaneous sarcoidosisGranulomatous diseaselaser therapypulsed-dye laser

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PMID33719667
PMCPMC7952854
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