Open AccessSuccessful treatment of a keratoacanthoma in a young patient with the application of topical 5% imiquimod cream
Author(s) -
Plachouri KerasiaMaria,
Mulita Francesk,
Bousis Dimitrios,
Tchabashvili Levan,
Liolis Elias,
Kaplanis Charalampos,
Perdikaris Ioannis,
Iliopoulos Fotios,
Verras GeorgiosIoannis,
Tolias Vasilios,
Georgiou Sophia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4920
Subject(s) - imiquimod , medicine , keratoacanthoma , dermatology , biopsy , incisional biopsy , surgery , pathology , basal cell
Keratoacanthomas (KA) are epithelial tumors that present as rapidly evolving nodules with a central hyperkeratotic plug and occasionally show signs of spontaneous regression. A 21‐year‐old patient strongly refused the diagnostic biopsy and insisted on a nonsurgical treatment. He was successfully treated with imiquimod 5% cream.