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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
The cases are reported of two women patients presenting asymptomatic solitary lesions: one in the anterior tibial region of the right leg, the other on the right arm. The first patient's lesion was 3 cm in diameter and had appeared 2 years earlier as a translucent oval atrophic patch with a definite border. The second patient presented a whitish area with a lilac ring, 2.5 cm in diameter, which had appeared nearly a year earlier. Both patients had no other similar cutaneous lesions, and their family histories for cutaneous disease were negative. The lesions underwent punch biopsy, and the histopathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of morphea. Laboratory investigations showed no abnormalities. Imiquimod 5% cream was prescribed for 5 consecutive days a week for 16 weeks. Clinical and dermoscopic assessment of the lesions was performed before treatment, during follow-up and at treatment end point. No local or systemic side effects were observed during treatment. Following treatment, both patients achieved complete clinical remission of the lesions, with a definitive improvement in the lesions' initial disfiguring features.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1471-1753
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Adjuvants, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Administration, Cutaneous, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Aminoquinolines, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Biopsy, Needle, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Dermoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Sampling Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Scleroderma, Localized, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:18651299-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Localized morphea treated with imiquimod 5% and dermoscopic assessment of effectiveness.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Dermatology, Rome, Italy. campioneelena@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article