Efficacité du laser à colorant pulsé sur les lésions résiduelles rouges de la leishmaniose cutanée

Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. tropica is endemo-epidemic in Morocco. A number of treatments are available for red residual lesions but thanks to its effect on erythematous and vascular lesions, PDL has been shown to provide the most reproducibly good results and is the laser method of choice for this type of scar. A recent study of the dermoscopic features of DL identified the presence of vascular patterns in 100% of cases in this infection, which may account for the efficacy of PDL. PDL results in selective thermolysis that destroys small vessels. Our study showed improvement with PDL regarding scar size, pliability, erythema and texture. Further larger-scale studies could better determine the place of PDL in treating the sequelae of cutaneous leishmaniasis.