title: Multiple keratoacanthomas: a case report with evidence of regression with thymic hormone.
abstract: A case of multiple keratoacanthomas (KAs) arising on sun-damaged skin in a 63-year-old male is reported. The patient showed a moderate elevation of the T-helper/T-suppressor ratio. Therapy with thymic hormone appeared to improve the condition.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia ed Istologia Patologica, Ospedale Bellaria, Università di Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Foschini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marconi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eusebi
mesh_terms: D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007636:Keratoacanthoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D013951:Thymus Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013951:Thymus Hormones