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. 2021 Apr;38(2):327-330.
doi: 10.5114/ada.2021.106211. Epub 2021 May 22.

A Nd:YAG laser in the treatment of vascular malformations of the skin in a patient with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome

Jacek T Szymańczyk  1 , Agnieszka Gradzińska  1 , Janusz J Szymańczyk  2
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A Nd:YAG laser in the treatment of vascular malformations of the skin in a patient with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome

Jacek T Szymańczyk et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2021 Apr.
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Figure 1
Vascular malformations within the skin of a patient with BRBNS
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Figure 2
Scar within the knee after surgical excision of a large vascular lesion
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Figure 3
Picture from liver ultrasound examination in a patient with BRBNS
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Figure 4
Scars 3 months after Nd:YAG laser irradiation
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Figure 5
The scars 1 year after laser treatment
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