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BrookeÒSpiegler Syndrome: treatment with laser ablation
Issue online:
27 May 2005
Accepted for publication 8 September 2004
To cite this article: D. Rallan, C. C. Harland (2005)
Brooke-Spiegler Syndrome: treatment with laser ablation
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 30 (4), 355Ò357.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01759.x
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D. Rallan and C. C. HarlandDepartment of Dermatology, St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, UK

D. Rallan, 9 Denmark Gardens, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 2JL, UK.
Tel.: +44 20 8296 3479. Fax: +44 70 9200 6486.
E-mail: DeepakRallan@aol.com

Summary

BrookeÒSpiegler syndrome is a rare genetic condition associated with adnexal and epidermal tumours. Facial trichoepitheliomas and cylindromas are particularly distressing to sufferers. Conventional treatment can be followed by recurrence. We report a case with disfiguring trichoepithelioma treated with erbium:Yag and CO2 laser, achieving a good cosmetic result without recurrence after 2 years. BrookeÒSpiegler syndrome and its treatment are reviewed.

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