Hyeon Jeong Park Author

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A Case of Verruca Plana treated with 585-nm Pulsed-Dye Laser

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Hyeon Jeong Park

Verruca plana (VP) is a kind of benign epithelial neoplasms of the skin and mucosa resulting from human papillomavirus infection, which generally
occurs in exposed parts. It is extremely common disease and conventional treatment consists of nonspecific tissue destruction including repeated
application of topical medications, Cryotherapy, electrocautery, surgical excision, and the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser. Although extensively studied,
the treatment poses a therapeutic challenge for physicians. A 65-year-old man was referred to the out-patient clinic complaining of itching, multiple,
erythematous plaques on the left aspect of forehead which occurred 6 years ago. Various laser treatments were done several times, but the lesion
worsened and spreaded. Al... view more»

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