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Multiple eccrine hidrocystomas successfully treated with cryotherapy in a patient with sarcoidosis
Author(s) -
Saylam Kurtipek G.,
Kurtipek E.,
Ataseven A.,
Tunçez Akyürek F.,
Küçükosmanoglu I.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/ced.12449
Subject(s) - cryotherapy , medicine , dermatology , lesion , sarcoidosis , surgical excision , surgery
Summary Eccrine hidrocystomas ( EH s) are benign cystic lesions of the eccrine ducts. They may have a chronic course and seasonal variation, and have a female predilection. Solitary EH can be easily treated by surgical excision, whereas multiple lesions are difficult to treat. We report a 65‐year‐old woman with sarcoidosis and multiple EH s, who was treated with cryotherapy, which resulted in a reduction in lesion number of > 90%. To our knowledge, this is the first report of cryotherapy used for EH treatment. If this case is confirmed by further studies, cryotherapy may be a viable treatment option for EH .