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Elizabeth I McBurney

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Side effects and complications of laser therapy.

Laser skin surgery is not without risk and some degree of downtime in most situations. Patient satisfaction is key to the perceived success of the procedure. Therefore, the physician must fully explain all risks, potential complications, and expected morbidity associated with any laser treatment to be performed. Although many side effects can be avoided by use of appropriate intraoperative technique and adequate postoperative management, untoward effects may still occur and must be promptly identified and addressed. An informed patient is an important factor in the healing process and contributes to the success of the procedure.

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Clinical case of the month. A young man with a persistent skin eruption. Mycosis fungoides.

There are many types of skin disease that fit into the classification of cutaneous lymphoma, but mycosis fungoides is by far the most common of this group. It is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of T-cell origin that presents in the skin. Mycosis fungoides often evolves for years without a specific diagnosis because it can present as an eczematous or psoriasiform eruption. Patients identified in the early stages and treated appropriately have a normal life expectancy.

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