Abstract
A 53 year old female patient developed a keratoacanthoma, present on the left side of her nose for two months. After repeated unsuccessful trials with cryotherapy, she was treated with intralesional injection of methotrexate performed twice with a weekly internal. This led to complete resolution within 5 weeks. Although controlled studies on the effect of methotrexate in keratoacanthoma are not available, the rapid regression and the good cosmetic result suggest that this therapy may play a beneficial role in treating these lesions especially in problem locations.
Translated title of the contribution | Intralesional methotrexate injection. An effective time- and cost-saving therapy alternative in keratoacanthomas that are difficult to treat operatively |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 612-614 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Hautarzt |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |