Longitudinal Melanonychia Treatment with Picosecond Laser for Differential Diagnosis

Longitudinal Melanonychia Treatment with Picosecond Laser for Differential Diagnosis

Download Citation in txt Download Citation in bib Download Citation in ris

Author Info

Corresponding Author
Klaus Fritz
Dermatology and Laser Center, Landau, Germany

A B S T R A C T

Longitudinal melanonychia can have multiple causes, among them subungual melanoma. Clearing the pigmentation with pigment specific lasers, especially picosecond laser with less pain can be a comfortable and reliable alternative to ablation in the differential diagnosis.

Article Info

Article Type
Case Report
Publication history
Received: Thu 20, Aug 2020
Accepted: Tue 08, Sep 2020
Published: Fri 18, Sep 2020
Copyright
© 2023 Klaus Fritz. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2020.09.09