the current treatment of choice for cutaneous leishmaniasis is either parenteral or intralesional antimonial compounds. each of these treatments has its own downfalls which include toxic side effects with the parentral injection and pain at the site of injection with the intralesional injection. in recent years, there has been more focus on paromomycin as an alternative drug; however, current d...

background cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in iran. although there are several treatment modalities for this disease, pentavalent antimonials are still considered as first line agents. there have been several reports concerning the effectiveness of cassia fistula plant for leishmaniasis treatment. objectives this study was designed to assess the effectiveness of concentrated boile...

BACKGROUND Because intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide (TA), a widely used for the treatment of keloid, is painful, many patients discontinue treatment. We evaluated the effects of pretreatment with topical 60% lidocaine tape on the pain and tolerability of intralesional TA treatment in patients with keloid. METHODS The subjects were 42 patients with keloid who had been treated...

introduction: this study was done to compare the efficacy of interlesional injection of glucantime method and cryotherapy with interlesional injection in treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in qom province. methods: in this randomized controlled trial patients were randomly allocated in the two arms of the study:one receiving interalesional glucantime injection weekly and the other receiving b...

BACKGROUND The aesthetic implications of ear keloids, which affect people of all races, are serious and the treatment of earlobe keloids is known to be difficult. The high rate of recurrence following excision alone has led to investigating various types of adjuvant therapy, including intralesional corticosteroid injection. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the efficacy of excision combined with periope...

The clinical presentation hypopigmentation is a rare complication after intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide. A 32-year-old female, yellow race, visited our dermatology department for a hypopigmented patch in right dorsum of her right thumb. The lesion developed after injection of an intralesional corticosteroid. The patient was diagnosed with hypopigmentation secondary to the tri...

salivary mucocele is a common lesion derived from minor salivary glands with various surgical or non-surgical treatment modalities. to evaluate the effect of a highly potent corticosteroid (dexamethasone) in the management of salivary mucocele, we performed intralesional injection of dexamethasone in nine patients with labial mucocele. complete healing of lesions observed in seven of nine patie...

Background: Mucocele is a clinical term referring to a swelling caused by saliva accumulation at the site of an obstructed or traumatized minor salivary gland duct. This article reports the efficiency of intralesional corticosteroid injection in the treatment of a recurrent oral mucocele in a pediatric patient. Case presentation: A 7-year-old girl presented with the chief complaint of a painle...

BACKGROUND Keratoacanthomas (KAs) are a variant of squamous cell carcinomas. Some KAs have shown aggressive behaviour, leading to metastasis and death. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice for most KA patients. Intralesional methotrexate (MTX) may also be a potential treatment option for KAs. OBJECTIVE To evaluate intralesional MTX as a treatment modality for KA. METHODS A retrospec...

Aim To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of combined oral propranolol with intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of infantile periorbital capillary hemangioma. Patients and Methods This prospective interventional study included children diagnosed with periocular infantile hemangiomas in the proliferative phase with vision-threatening lesions. The children prese...