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The development of the pulseddye laser in the 1980s allowed for the treatment of a variety of vascularlesions, from port wine stains to telangiectasia. Dermatologists have been wary, however, of treating the telangiectatic and erythematous components of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE) because of sun sensitivity associated with the disease. The results of this study from Germany lay that concern to rest.
Twelve patients, 2 with systemic LE, were treated with the pulsed dye laser at a wavelength of 585nm. The types of lesions treated included facial erythematous, chronic discoid, and subacute cutaneous lesions. Nine of the patients showed a clearance rate of 70% after an average of 5 laser treatments. Recurrence was noted in only 1 of these…