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This is a case report of vaporization of the characteristic disfiguring plaques of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) with the carbon dioxide laser. This patient had a dramatic clinical and cosmetic improvement. It is suggested that the altered but not vaporized cells that remained were responsible for the retardation of the disease process.
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