
Distant Resolution of Actinic Keratosis following Cryosurgery: An Unusual Phenomenon
Author(s) -
Saleh Karim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.338
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1662-6567
DOI - 10.1159/000517089
Subject(s) - single case
Early after the introduction of cryosurgery to clinical practice, there were reports of metastasis regressing after cryosurgery of a primary tumour, mainly prostate and breast cancer, suggesting a systemic immunological effect to a local reaction. Colleagues within dermatology have occasionally experienced similar systemic effects following cryosurgery. However, published reports of such cases are lacking. In this case, we report a photographed distant resolution of an actinic keratosis (AK) on 68-year-old woman’s arm following cryosurgery of another AK on the same arm.