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Article: Treatment of Zoon's balanitis with imiquimod 5% cream.(Case study)
- Article from:
- Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
- Author:
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Abstract
We report a case of a 43-year-old uncircumcised Caucasian, diabetic man with a 4-year history of Zoon's balanitis unresponsive to topical steroids, in whom control of the disease was achieved with topical imiquimod. A histopathological examination of a biopsy specimen was performed before and after treatment with imiquimod 5% cream applied 3 times a week. A moderate to marked increased local skin reaction occurred several times throughout the treatment period, necessitating multiple rest periods of several days' duration. Clinical but not histological resolution was obtained after 4 months of treatment, with no relapses at an 18-month follow-up. This ...
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