Clinical Efficacy Study of 755 nm Picosecond Laser Combined With 595 nm Pulsed Dye Laser in the Treatment of Port-Wine Stain. [PDF]
Photodermatol Photoimmunol PhotomedABSTRACT Background Port‐wine stain (PWS) is a disfiguring vascular anomaly characterized by persistent cutaneous erythema and progressive tissue hyperplasia. Although pulsed dye laser (PDL) is the first‐line treatment and alleviates certain clinical manifestations, incomplete lesion clearance and high recurrence rates persist in some patients, posing ...
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Quality of Life and Psychological Effects of Port-Wine Stain: A Review of Literature. [PDF]
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol, 2021 Wanitphakdeedecha R +5 more
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A Rare Presentation of Acquired Port Wine Stain in an Elderly Male
Nepalese Medical Journal, 2021 Acquired port wine stain though an uncommon entity that develops later in life, resembles congenital port wine stain morphologically and histologically. Congenital port wine stains are vascular lesions caused by progressive ectasia of blood vessels which
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Influence of Port-wine Stains on Quality of Life of Children and Their Parents
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2021 Port-wine stains are congenital vascular malformations that affect the quality of life of children and their parents. This study used the Family Dermatology Life Quality Index and Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index to examine the effects of port ...
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Co-occurrence of tuberous sclerosis with port wine stain
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2021 Tuberous sclerosis complex is a rare autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder characterized by the presence of multiple tumors influencing diverse body frameworks including the central nervous system, skin, eyes, heart, lungs, kidney, and bones.
Rashmi Agarwal +3 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2015 Port wine stain and juvenile localized scleroderma are two different dermatoses usually encountered in pediatric age group. Up to now, there are reports of morphea patients initially diagnosed and treated as port wine stain.
Seval Dogruk Kacar +5 more
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Spectrum of CT and MR findings in Sturge-Weber syndrome: A case report
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014 Sturge-Weber syndrome is an uncommon, sporadically occurring neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by port wine stain (facial nevus flammeus), congenital glaucoma, and anomalous leptomeningeal angiomatous malformation.
Pallavi J Agrawal +3 more
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Characterization of Laser-Resistant Port Wine Stain Blood Vessels Using In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy. [PDF]
, 2019 Background and objectivesPort wine stain (PWS) is a congenital vascular malformation of the human skin. Laser is the treatment of choice for PWS. Laser-resistant PWS is one crucial factor accounting for inadequate treatment outcome, which needs to be ...
Chen, Jing +8 more
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Cutaneous New World Leishmaniasis on a Port-wine stain birthmark [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 We present an interesting case report of two sarcoid-like lesions on a port-wine stain (PWS) birthmark in a Brazilian patient which on investigation proved to be cutaneous leishmaniasis.
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Ocular manifestations of Sturge–Weber syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management [PDF]
, 2016 Sturge-Weber syndrome has been included in the group of phakomatoses that is characterized by hamartomas involving the brain, skin, and eyes. The characteristic facial port-wine stain, involving the first branch of the trigeminal nerve and the embryonic ...
Abdolrahimzadeh, Solmaz +4 more
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