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Inverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod
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 di...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27294052 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.182354 |
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author | Karadag, Ayse Serap Ozlu, Emin Uzuncakmak, Tugba Kevser Akdeniz, Necmettin Cobanoglu, Bengu Oman, Berkant |
author_facet | Karadag, Ayse Serap Ozlu, Emin Uzuncakmak, Tugba Kevser Akdeniz, Necmettin Cobanoglu, Bengu Oman, Berkant |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-48865892016-06-10 Inverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod Karadag, Ayse Serap Ozlu, Emin Uzuncakmak, Tugba Kevser Akdeniz, Necmettin Cobanoglu, Bengu Oman, Berkant Indian Dermatol Online J Case Report 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. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4886589/ /pubmed/27294052 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.182354 Text en Copyright: © Indian Dermatology Online Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Karadag, Ayse Serap Ozlu, Emin Uzuncakmak, Tugba Kevser Akdeniz, Necmettin Cobanoglu, Bengu Oman, Berkant Inverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod |
title | Inverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod |
title_full | Inverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod |
title_fullStr | Inverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod |
title_full_unstemmed | Inverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod |
title_short | Inverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod |
title_sort | inverted follicular keratosis successfully treated with imiquimod |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27294052 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.182354 |
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