1. Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum: An unusual case
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Huiqing Pan, Taoyuan Huang, Renliang He, Shiling Qi, and Dingheng Zhu
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Keratoacanthoma ,Unusual case ,Photosensitizing Agents ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Biophysics ,Treatment options ,Photodynamic therapy ,Dermatology ,medicine.disease ,Administration, Cutaneous ,Oncology ,Photochemotherapy ,medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Surgical treatment ,business ,Skin - Abstract
Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum (KCM) of the skin is a rare variant of cutaneous keratoacantoma. KCM was first reported in 1962 andpresents with progressive peripheral expansion , no spontaneous clearing and a bank-shaped outer wall with concurrent central healing. Treatment options include topical and systemic therapies.Surgical intervention is the preferred therapy for solitary KCM. We report on surgery and photodynamic therapy delivered sequentially to treat a giant facial Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum patient. It was safe and effective .
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- 2021