Imiquimod, the first member of a new class of immune response modifiers, is approved for the treatment of external genital and perianal warts. Recently, many clinical trials highlighted the potential of imiquimod as a treatment for other viral infections and cutaneous neoplasms. We report two cases of facial keratoacanthomas (KA) treated with topical 5% imiquimod cream. Patients were successful...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved imiquimod 5% cream for the treatment of nonfacial superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and it has increased in popularity as a nonsurgical approach for the treatment of BCC. Its use for the treatment of superficial BCCs on the trunk, neck, and extremities has been documented in the dermatology and family physician literature. Studies of imi...

Extramammary Paget disease is a rare disease. Different treatment options are used for its management, among them treatment with imiquimod. Our aim is to clarify the efficacy and safety of the use of topical imiquimod cream in the treatment of extramammary Paget disease. In this article the current literature in Pubmed and Scopus on this topic is reviewed. According to the literature the topica...

It was the best research Emily' s doctor had never heard about.* Emily was a delightful 6-year-old with molluscum contagiosum (MC). Characteristic dome-shaped umbilicated papules, some of them itchy, peppered her chest and buttocks. Emily had returned to the clinic, where one of us (KAK) saw her, after she failed treatment with imi-quimod 5% cream. Coincidentally, Emily was born just as 2 rigor...

OBJECTIVE To review published randomised controlled trials to assess the benefit and harm of imiquimod in the treatment of external genital warts. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE (1966 - December 2000), Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2000) and PubMed (December 15, 2000), review articles and reference lists. REVIEW METHODS Included studies had to be randomised trials of imiquimod, to be full published pape...

Keratoacanthoma (KA) is a benign epidermal tumor, characterized by rapid and abundant growth, a tendency toward spontaneous regression and histopathologic similarity to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Because KA can be easily misdiagnosed as SCC, surgery is considered the treatment of choice. Recently, regression of KAs following application of 5% imiquimod cream (Aldara®) has been reported. We ...

Local therapy for in-transit melanoma (ITM) is a treatment alternative for patients who are not good candidates for systemic therapy, regional therapy, or surgical management. In this case report, we describe 3 patients with ITM who were treated with intralesional Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (ILBCG) and/or topical imiquimod. Treatment course was dictated by the clinical response. Patient 1's respo...

The clinical effect of imiquimod stems from cytokine-induced activation of the immune system. A randomized study was conducted to study the efficacy and safety of daily applications of 5% imiquimod cream in female patients with external genital warts and molluscum contagiosum (MC). The clearance rate of lesions was 75% in genital MC patients and 50% in patients with genital warts. Erythema was ...

Imiquimod 5% (Aldara, 3M Healthcare Ltd.) is a topically applied immune response modifier used in the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, and genital warts. We reviewed the casenotes of 5 patients with histologically confirmed dysplastic lower lips who had been treated with topical imiquimod. Each patient was provided with a specially designed lower lip retractor t...

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