White Fibrous Papulosis of the Neck Treated With Fractionated 1550-nm Erbium Glass Laser: A Case Report

Saoraya Lueangarun; Ratchathorn Panchaprateep

White Fibrous Papulosis of the Neck Treated With Fractionated 1550-nm Erbium Glass Laser: A Case Report

Journal of Lasers in Medical Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 4 (2016), 29 October 2016 , Page 256-258
Published 31 October 2016

Abstract

Introduction: Despite its clinical features of multiple, confluent, small, whitish, smooth, and clear-demarcate papules on the neck and back, the pathogenesis of white fibrous papulosis of the neck (WFPN) is still unknown. The lesions increase progressively and do not regress over time. However, no effective treatment has yet been identified.

Case Report: We reported the successful results of a female patient receiving efficacious treatment for her extensive lesions of WFPN with nonablative fractional photothermolysis laser (Fractionated 1550-Erbium Glass laser).

Conclusion: This photothermolysis laser could then be suggestive as the therapeutic option for WFPN.

Keywords:

Papulosis
Laser
Treatment
White fibrous papulosis of the neck
Nonablative fractional photothermolysis laser
Fractionated 1550-Erbium Glass laser.

How to Cite

Lueangarun, S., & Panchaprateep, R. (2016). White Fibrous Papulosis of the Neck Treated With Fractionated 1550-nm Erbium Glass Laser: A Case Report. Journal of Lasers in Medical Sciences, 7(4), 256-258. Retrieved from https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/jlms/article/view/12521

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