Experience with keloids after excision and application of 5% imiquimod cream [3]

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 462-

  Patel, Purvisha J ^a   Skinner Jr , Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; COLLAGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; IMIQUIMOD;

COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CREAM; DOSE RESPONSE; EAR LOBE; ERYTHEMA; EXCISION; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KELOID; LETTER; MEDICAID; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN IRRITATION; SUPERINFECTION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AMINOQUINOLINES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EAR DISEASES; EAR, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; KELOID; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33645461068     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20245     Document Type: Letter

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