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- Title
Kyrle's disease successfully treated with allopurinol.
- Authors
Shih, Chao-Jen; Tsai, Tsen-Fang; Huang, Hsin; Ko, Wang-Cheng; Hung, Chih-Ming
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 66-year-old female who was presented with persistent intractable pruritic excoriated papulonodules which are seen in her trunk, limbs, and face. It says that the woman was diagnosed with Kyrle's disease, shown by the biopsy specimen that revealed papillated and verrucous epidermal hyperplasia, and parakeratotic and dyskeratotic cells in the epidermis. It states that the woman was given allopurinol with 100 mg of dosage for three times a day.
- Subjects
CASE studies; SKIN disease diagnosis; HYPERPLASIA; DRUG dosage; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2011, Vol 50, Issue 9, p1170
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04454.x