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Case Reports
. 2023 Aug 30:40:103-105.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.08.022. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Successful treatment of facial telangiectasia from carcinoid syndrome with pulsed dye laser therapy

Roy Jiang  1 , Jonathan Leventhal  1 , Kathleen C Suozzi  1
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Successful treatment of facial telangiectasia from carcinoid syndrome with pulsed dye laser therapy

Roy Jiang et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: carcinoid syndrome; facial telangiectasia; flushing; pulsed dye laser; rosacea.

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A, Frontal view of face demonstrating cutaneous findings consistent with rosacea-like changes with telangiectasias prior to therapy. B, Frontal view of face after completion of 8 sessions of treatment, 8 months later.
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