Due to the tedious and stressful clinical course, weekly subcutaneous abdominal
administration of 3 million IU of interferon alpha-2a (RoferonA®) was initiated at the Stuttgart …

Background: Spontaneous involution of giant keratoacanthomas (KAs) can leave large scars
or cause mutilation. Human papillomaviruses have recently been demonstrated in KAs …

A 52-year-old woman was seen for erythematous papules and plaques that developed 6
weeks after initiation of a combined Peg-IFN-ribavirine therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) …

A 35-year-old woman presented with severe recalcitrant atopic dermatitis, in association
with disseminated mollusca contagiosa and alopecia areata universalis. After several weeks …

Cutaneous acanthomas encompass many clinically distinct types. We describe a patient
with multiple nodules on the skin of the upper limbs which were histologically diagnosed as …

Abstract IPA COPYRIGHT: ASHP The successful treatment of keratoacanthomas with topical
alpha-interferon applied 4 times daily under occlusive dressing in 5 kidney transplant …

BACKGROUND: Complete excision is not always easy when a keratoacanthoma is large or
located in certain anatomic areas. An effective nonsurgical treatment would be desirable in …

Interferon alpha (IFN-a) has immunomodulatory, antiproliferative and antiviral properties, but
its therapeutic use is sometimes associated with cutaneous side-effects. 1, 2 We report an …

Adverse effects due to interferon (IFN)-alfa have been well documented, usually as influenza-
like symptoms, depression, autoimmune diseases, acute renal failure and neuropathy. 1 The …

Dear Editor, Treatment of multiple eruptive keratoacanthoma is challenging as surgery is
hardly practicable in widespread lesions. Subtypes of multiple eruptive keratoacanthoma …