006 Symptomatic Improvement of Keloid with 5-Fluorouracil Injections
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Intralesional 5-fluorouracil in keloid treatment: a systematic review.
In the 1990s, 5-flourouracil (5-FU) was introduced as a treatment for keloids; however, there is still no consensus on its use. In order to guide clinical practice, a systematic review of the clinical evidence on the effectiveness of 5-FU in keloid treatment was carried out. Eight databases were searched on 10 September 2014 using the terms "keloid" and "5-FU", together with all synonyms of the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1087-0024
DOI: 10.1016/j.jisp.2016.10.008