A Case of Lymphangioma Circumscriptum Treated with Pulsed Dye Laser

İLKNUR T., AKARSU S., Bicak M. U., ÖZER E., FETİL E.

TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY, vol.46, no.2, pp.107-109, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/turkderm.90197
  • Journal Name: TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.107-109
  • Keywords: Lymphangioma circumscriptum, pulsed dye laser, VASCULAR-LESIONS, MALFORMATIONS, MANAGEMENT, THERAPY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Lymphangioma circumscriptum (IS) is a superficial lymphatic malformation which consists of dilated lymphatic channels. Clinically, it presents as grouped translucent vesicles, which usually contain clear lymph fluid but may also contain red blood cells due to hemorrhage. It has been suggested that pulsed dye laser (PDL), which efficacy is known in vascular lesions, has also been successfully used for such lympangiomas with hemorrhagic character. In the literature, two patients who had IS and whose lesions responded well to PDL treatment have been reported. Here, we describe a 14-year-old woman with LS who had vesicles on her left shoulder some of which showed hemorrhagic character and who gave an inadequate partial response to the treatment with PDL (Turkderm 2012; 46:107-9)