PEDIATRICS Vol. 82 No. 4 October 1988, pp. 652-662
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Laser Therapy for Selected Cutaneous Vascular Lesions in the Pediatric Population: A Review

Oon Tian Tan MD1 and Barbara A. Gilchrest MD1

1 From the Laser Center and Department of Dermatology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston

Three cutaneous vascular lesions of childhood (the spider angioma [nevus araneus], the strawberry hemangioma, and the port wine stain] are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the present and future role of laser therapy in their management.

Key Words: laser • cutaneous vascular lesion • spider angioma • strawberry hemangioma • portwine stain

Submitted on August 19, 1987
Accepted on October 21, 1987