In modern consideration and usage, the solitary term " poikiloderma " has also come to represent all three elements of PVA . When skin diseases and disorders or skin conditions described as dermatoses contain the term poikiloderma in their assessment or diagnosis ( such as with Bloom syndrome ), this can sometimes be an erroneous usage of the term.
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IPL is employed in the treatment of a range of dermatological conditions including photodamage induced dyspigmentation and vascular changes, poikiloderma of Civatte, rosacea, acne vulgaris, sebaceous gland hyperplasia, broken capillaries / telangiectases, vascular lesions ( small blood vessels ), pigmented lesions ( freckles, liver spots, birth marks ), melasma, actinic keratosis, photorejuvenation, basal cell carcinoma, and Bowen's disease ( squamous cell carcinoma ).