Intralesional 5-fluorouracil, lidocaine and epinephrine mixture for the treatment of verrucae: A prospective placebo-controlled, single-blind randomized study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-458

  Iscimen A ^a   Aydemir, E H ^a   Goksugur N ^a   Engin, Burhan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epinephrine; Intralesional 5 fluorouracil; Lidocaine; Verrucae

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FLUOROURACIL; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SOLUTION; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INJECTION PAIN; INJECTION SITE; INJECTION SITE REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SCAR FORMATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN ULCER; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTIMETABOLITES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPINEPHRINE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LIDOCAINE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; WARTS;

EID: 3242744563     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00984.x     Document Type: Article

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