Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.

Publication/Presentation Date

4-1-2004

Abstract

A keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum (KACM) may pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Clinically and histologically, it may resemble mycobacterial or deep fungal infection or halogenoderma. Therapy can be challenging because the lesion can expand to a great size. We report on a patient with multiple lesions of KACM. The diagnostic difficulty and the therapeutic failure of imiquimod, intralesional methotrexate (MTX), and isotretinoin, as well as the therapeutic success of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) cream, are discussed.

Volume

73

Issue

4

First Page

257

Last Page

262

ISSN

0011-4162

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

15134326

Department(s)

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Document Type

Article

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