Abstract | BACKGROUND: In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women, Bowen's disease may be difficult to treat successfully with surgery alone. Imiquimod cream, effective in treating Bowen's disease in healthy women, may be a useful postsurgical treatment in immunocompromised women. CASES: CONCLUSION:
Imiquimod cream, in combination with surgical treatment, may be an appropriate strategy for treatment of Bowen's disease in HIV-infected and other immunocompromised women.
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Authors | Suhasini Kaushal, Melissa Merideth, Pallavi Kopparthy, Tajana Klepac Pulanic, Pamela Stratton |
Journal | Obstetrics and gynecology
(Obstet Gynecol)
Vol. 119
Issue 2 Pt 2
Pg. 442-444
(Feb 2012)
ISSN: 1873-233X [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22270432
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural)
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Chemical References |
- Aminoquinolines
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Imiquimod
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aminoquinolines
(therapeutic use)
- Antineoplastic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Bowen's Disease
(complications, drug therapy, surgery)
- Female
- HIV Infections
(complications, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Imiquimod
- Immunocompromised Host
- Skin Neoplasms
(complications, drug therapy, surgery)
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
(complications, surgery)
- Vulvar Neoplasms
(complications, drug therapy, surgery)
- Uterine Cervical Dysplasia
(complications, surgery)
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