Treatment of Anogenital Warts by Pulsed Dye Laser |
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| Authors: | Asuman Tuncel MD Metin Görgü MD Meltem Ayhan MD Orgun Deren MD and Bülent Erdogan MD |
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| Affiliation: | Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkey. asuman0@yahoo.com |
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| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Treatment of anogenital warts is difficult in that the disease spectrum is wide. Moreover, varying degrees of improvement are obtained. OBJECTIVE: To study the treatment of persistent anogenital warts by pulsed dye laser. METHODS: Pulsed dye laser was used with the following settings: spot size 7 mm, pulse duration 1500 microsec, and fluence 7.5 J/cm2. Two different wavelengths were used: 585 and 595 nm. RESULTS: Lesions healed completely using both wavelengths after one treatment. CONCLUSION: Pulsed dye laser has been found to be safe, effective, satisfactory, and less traumatic compared to other options for treatment of perianal warts in children. |
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