Treatment of tuberous sclerosis facial angiofibromas with erbiumyttrium aluminium garnet laser and topical sirolimus 0.25%
Journal Title: Turkderm-Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology - Year 2020, Vol 54, Issue 1
Abstract
Although the efficacy of topical sirolimus for facial angiofibromas of tuberosclerosis is now appreciated, drug-induced irrritation complicates the use of the concentration recommended in the literature as 1%. Adjuvant vascular or ablative laser applications may be preferred in adult patients for a variety of purposes, such as treatment of large lesions that tend to be resistant to topical treatment, reduction of topical product concentration and rapid response generation. Herein, we aimed to share the 2-year follow up result of a tuberoussclerosis case where angiofibromas were observed on the chin, malar regions and nose. We combined the full-field erbium-yttrium aluminium garnet laser application with topical sirolimus 0.25% cream on the second month of treatment.
Authors and Affiliations
Ayşenur Botsalı, Ercan Çalışkan, Kadir Küçük, İrfan Gahramanov, Cansel Köse Özkan
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- DOI 10.4274/turkderm.galenos.2019.13845
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