Ann Dermatol.  2017 Jun;29(3):352-355. 10.5021/ad.2017.29.3.352.

Some Becker's Nevus Melanocytes Remain Alive after Treatment with Q-Switched Alexandrite Laser

• Jung HJ
• Moon SY
• Sohn MY
• Jang YH
• Lee SJ
• Kim DW
• Lee WJ

• KMID: 2378540
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2017.29.3.352

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Lasers, Solid-State*
Melanocytes*
Nevus*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Characteristics of cultured Becker's nevus (BN) melanocytes. (A) Cultured BN melanocytes (×200), (O) 0.7 J/cm2 ultraviolet B (UVB)-treated BN melanocytes (×200), and (H) Q-switched alexandrite laser-treated BN melanocytes (arrow) (×400). (B~G, I~N, P~U) Immunocytofluorescent examinations for biomarkers of the cultured BN melanocytes in each condition (×200). HMB-45: human melanoma black 45, MC1R: melanocortin 1 receptor, MITF: microphthalmia-associated transcription factor.

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  Fig. 2 Characteristics of Becker's nevus (BN). (A) Masson-Fontana (M-F) stain for BN, (D) repigmented, and (G) hypopigmented macules of BN; (B) S-100 for BN, (E) repigmented and (H) hypopigmented macules of BN; and (C) c-kit for BN, (F) repigmented and (I) hypopigmented macules of BN. A~I: ×200.

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