Open AccessInverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod
Author(s) -
Ayşe Serap Karadağ,
Emin Özlü,
Tuğba Kevser Uzunçakmak,
Necmettın Akdeniz,
Bengü Çobanoğlu,
Berkant Oman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.182354
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , imiquimod , seborrheic keratosis , infundibulum , keratosis , follicular phase , anatomy
Inverted follicular keratosis is a rare benign tumor of the follicular infundibulum characterized by exo-endophytic growing. It is thought to be a rare variant of the seborrheic keratosis. The diagnosis of inverted follicular keratosis is generally established histopathologically because clinical differentiation from other lesions is difficult. Herein, we present one such rare case, successfully treated with topical 5% imiquimod cream.