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Treatment of anogenital warts by pulsed dye laser
Asuman Tuncel1, Metin Görgü, Meltem Ayhan
1Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkey. asuman0@yahoo.com
Background:
Treatment of anogenital warts is difficult in that the disease spectrum is wide. Moreover, varying degrees of improvement are obtained.
Objective:
To study the treatment of persistent anogenital warts by pulsed dye laser.
Methods:
Pulsed dye laser was used with the following settings: spot size 7 mm, pulse duration 1500 microsec, and fluence 7.5 J/cm2. Two different wavelengths were used: 585 and 595 nm.
Results:
Lesions healed completely using both wavelengths after one treatment.
Conclusion:
Pulsed dye laser has been found to be safe, effective, satisfactory, and less traumatic compared to other options for treatment of perianal warts in children.