Extensive Partial Unilateral Lentiginosis

Romiti, Ricardo; Harnache, Juan David; Neto, Cyro Festa; Kreuter, Alexander; Altmeyer, Peter; Jansen, Thomas

doi:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2001.tb00017.x

“…It has been speculated that PUL might represent a forme fruste of neurofibromatosis or even be part of the spectrum of segmental neurofibromatosis . Although the coexistence of different cutaneous and systemic disorders has occasionally been reported, the existence of skin lesions in patients with PUL is apparently not an indication of the presence of the associated anomalies . It is recommended that other cutaneous or systemic disorders be evaluated to determine the possibility of an association with systemic involvement.…”

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confidence: 99%

Low-Fluence Q-Switched 1,064-nm Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser for the Treatment of Facial Partial Unilateral Lentiginosis in Koreans

Lee

¹

,

Choi

²

,

Lee³

2012

Dermatologic Surgery

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Partial unilateral lentiginosis (PUL) is a pigmentation disorder characterized by multiple lentigines covering the normal skin with a unilateral, segmented pattern that stops at the midline. There has only been a few successful PUL treatments reported in the literature, and an ideal therapeutic method has not yet been identified. We report a case of facial PUL that was successfully treated with a 532-nm Q-switched neodymium-ser with subsequent low-fluence 1,064-nm QS Nd:YAG laser treatment. The patient did not experience recurrence until 3 years after the treatment. This appears to be a promising therapeutic approach for PUL. Additional research should be conducted for further assessment of this method.

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“…Although the coexistence of different cutaneous and systemic disorders has occasionally been reported, the existence of skin lesions in patients with PUL is not an indication of the presence of other associated anomalies. 7 Further evaluation is recommended to determine the possibility of an association with systemic involvement. 4,5 PUL is characterized by the presence of pigmented epidermal lesions and therefore any treatment that damages the epidermis can improve epidermal pigment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Partial Unilateral Lentiginosis Treated with 532-nm and Subsequent Low-Fluence 1,064-nm Q-Switched Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Lasers

Kim

¹

,

Kim

²

,

Chun

³

et al. 2016

Medical Lasers

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0

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Partial unilateral lentiginosis (PUL) is a pigmentation disorder characterized by multiple lentigines covering the normal skin with a unilateral, segmented pattern that stops at the midline. There has only been a few successful PUL treatments reported in the literature, and an ideal therapeutic method has not yet been identified. We report a case of facial PUL that was successfully treated with a 532-nm Q-switched neodymium-ser with subsequent low-fluence 1,064-nm QS Nd:YAG laser treatment. The patient did not experience recurrence until 3 years after the treatment. This appears to be a promising therapeutic approach for PUL. Additional research should be conducted for further assessment of this method.

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“…It has been speculated that PUL might represent a forme fruste of neurofibromatosis 1 or even be part of the spectrum of segmental neurofibromatosis 8 . Although the coexistence of different cutaneous and systemic disorders has occasionally reported, the existence of skin lesions in patients with PUL is apparently not an indications of the presence of the associated anomalies 9 . However, it is recommended to evaluate other cutaneous or systemic disorders to find out the possibility of the association with systemic involvement.…”

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confidence: 99%