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Due to local unavailability of gold standard oral treatments for <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CLM<\/jats:styled-content>, carbon dioxide laser was attempted. We present a case series where a single session of carbon dioxide laser treatment was associated with cessation of signs and symptoms of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CLM<\/jats:styled-content>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a single session of carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CLM<\/jats:styled-content>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ten cases (eight patients) with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CLM<\/jats:styled-content> were treated with one session of carbon dioxide laser treatment and followed up daily for the first week with photographic documentation and then weekly for the next 3 weeks to complete a 4 week follow\u2010up period.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The first cases in our series, who received one to two passes of fractional CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> laser, experienced further larval migration for 2\u20133 days, after which no more progression was noted. For the next seven cases, we increased the number of CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> laser passes to 3\u20134, and noted no further larval migration. At the end of the 4\u2010week follow\u2010up period, all CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> laser\u2010treated areas were completely healed, leaving postinflammatory hyperpigmentation of the serpiginous track.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results of this case series indicate the efficacy of a single session of CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> laser in treating <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CLM<\/jats:styled-content>. 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