Efficacy of oral zinc therapy in epidermodysplasia verruciformis with squamous cell carcinoma

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare, inherited disorder that predisposes patients to widespread human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas. There is still no definitive therapeutic modality for EV. A 24 year old male patient with EV was treated with oral z...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Sudhanshu, Barman, Krishna Deb, Sarkar, Rashmi, Manjhi, Mukesh, Garg, Vijay Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24616858
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.126034
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Sumario:Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare, inherited disorder that predisposes patients to widespread human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas. There is still no definitive therapeutic modality for EV. A 24 year old male patient with EV was treated with oral zinc sulphate, one of the cheapest and safe immuno-modulator available as therapeutic agent with satisfactory result.

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