Safety and efficacy of 595-nm pulsed dye laser combined with topical timolol maleate 0.5% solution for the treatment of superficial infantile hemangioma
Ye Wenxia, Jin Wanwan, Quan Hehe, Fang Shan, Xue Ximao, Tong Yi, Lu Shujiao, Gao Yu
Department of Dermatology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children′s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China (the current affiliation of the first author was Department of Dermatology, Lishui City People′s Hospital, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang, China)
Ye Wenxia, Jin Wanwan, Quan Hehe, Fang Shan, Xue Ximao, Tong Yi, Lu Shujiao, Gao Yu. Safety and efficacy of 595-nm pulsed dye laser combined with topical timolol maleate 0.5% solution for the treatment of superficial infantile hemangioma[J].Chinese Journal of Dermatology, 2018, 51(12): 888-892.
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