Treatment
Surgical Care
The lesion is benign, but it may be removed to confirm the diagnosis or for cosmetic reasons. Surgical procedures include curettage, shave excision, or elliptical excision. Laser treatment with pulsed dye laser, carbon dioxide laser, and potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) laser has been successfully used for the treatment of angiofibromas such as tuberous sclerosis.
Media Gallery
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Fibrous papule of the nose. Courtesy of San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Dermatology slide files.
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Histopathology of a fibrous papule shows focal fibrosis and vascular proliferation in the upper dermis. Courtesy of Dirk Elston, MD.
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