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We present the case of a 16-year-old boy with Peutz-Jeghers disease with successful treatment of oral lentiginosis with one session of picosecond 755-nm alexandrite laser. To date, only in one other article picosecond laser is used for lentiginosis in Peutz-Jeghers disease. Other therapeutical options include Q-switched 755-nm alexandrite, 1064-nm Nd:YAG, 532-nm KTP-laser, ruby and intense pulsed light, which generally require more sessions, are less pigment-selective and have overall worse results than picosecond laser treatment.
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Laser Therapy , Lasers, Solid-State , Lentigo , Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome , Adolescent , Beryllium , Humans , Laser Therapy/methods , Lasers, Solid-State/therapeutic use , Lentigo/etiology , Lentigo/radiotherapy , Lentigo/surgery , Male , Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome/complications , Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome/radiotherapy , Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome/surgery , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
El empleo del láser en urología ha presentado un avance significativo y en la actualidad es empleado en una gran variedad de patologías. El desarrollo de los diferentes tipos de láser, el empleo de diferentes tipos de longitudes de onda, los sistemas de fibra óptica, la precisión y la reducción del coste han hecho mejorar la tecnología del láser, y extender y potenciar sus indicaciones. Los diversos tipos de láser de los que disponemos en la actualidad, suponen una excelente alternativa terapéutica en el tratamiento de diversas patologías benignas, pre-malignas y malignas localizadas en los genitales, con excelentes resultados estéticos y funcionales, y con una reducida morbilidad. El objetivo de esta trabajo es proporcionar las indicaciones clínicas más importantes y aplicaciones con el láser más novedosas en las lesiones genitales (AU)
The use of laser applications in urology has undergone significant advances and is now used in a wide variety of procedures. Improvements in types of lasers, the wavelength of energy used, optical fiber delivery systems, precision of laser applications and cost reduction have served to further improve laser technology and extend the potential applications. The different types of lasers available at the present time appear to be an alternative treatment modality with excellent cosmetic and functional results and low morbidity in the treatment of benign, pre-malignant and malignant lesions in the genital area. The objective of this article is to provide an update on the most important clinical and experimental advancements therapeutic applications of lasers in genital lesions (AU)
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Humans , Male , Laser Therapy/methods , Lasers/therapeutic use , Genital Diseases, Male/pathology , Genital Diseases, Male/surgery , Genital Neoplasms, Male/pathology , Genital Neoplasms, Male/surgery , Balanitis/diagnosis , Balanitis/surgery , Immunotherapy , Keratosis/surgery , Genitalia, Male/injuries , Genitalia, Male/pathology , Genitalia, Male , Condylomata Acuminata/therapy , Lymphomatoid Papulosis/surgery , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery , Erythroplasia/surgery , Osteitis Deformans/surgery , Angiokeratoma/pathology , Angiokeratoma/surgeryABSTRACT
The use of laser applications in urology has undergone significant advances and is now used in a wide variety of procedures. Improvements in types of lasers, the wavelength of energy used, optical fiber delivery systems, precision of laser applications and cost reduction have served to further improve laser technology and extend the potential applications. The different types of lasers available at the present time appear to be an alternative treatment modality with excellent cosmetic and functional results and low morbidity in the treatment of benign, pre-malignant and malignant lesions in the genital area. The objective of this article is to provide an update on the most important clinical and experimental advancements therapeutic applications of lasers in genital lesions.
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Genital Diseases, Male/surgery , Laser Therapy , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: We intended to analyze the influence of Helicobacter pylori eradication on the clinical evolution of patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria. PATIENTS AND METHOD: The evolution of dermatological symptoms after eradication was studied in a group of 55 patients previously diagnosed with chronic idiopathic urticaria who were infected by Helicobacter pylori. RESULTS: There was a partial or complete improvement in 74.6% (CI 95%, 61-85%) of studied patients. We could not demonstrate a statistically significant influence of sex, age or endoscopic lesions on the clinical evolution of urticaria after eradication. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest a possible usefulness of Helicobacter pylori eradication in some patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria. Controlled and randomized studies are necessary to confirm it.
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Helicobacter Infections/complications , Helicobacter pylori , Urticaria/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Chronic Disease , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
FUNDAMENTO Y OBJETIVO: Se analiza la influencia de la erradicación de Helicobacter pylori en la evolución clínica de enfermos con urticaria crónica idiopática, cuestión controvertida en la bibliografía. PACIENTES Y MÉTODO: Se estudió la evolución de los síntomas dermatológicos tras la erradicación de la infección por H. pylori en un grupo de 55 pacientes diagnosticados previamente de urticaria crónica idiopática e infectados por dicha bacteria. RESULTADOS: El 74,6 por ciento (intervalo de confianza del 95 por ciento, 61-85 por ciento) de los pacientes estudiados presentó mejoría parcial o total de los síntomas cutáneos. No se detectó influencia estadísticamente significativa del sexo, de la edad o de los hallazgos endoscópicos en la evolución clínica de la urticaria tras la erradicación. CONCLUSIONES: Los resultados indican la posible utilidad de la erradicación de H. pylori en algunos pacientes con urticaria crónica idiopática, aunque es necesaria la realización de estudios aleatorizados (AU)
