Multiple keratoacanthomas: a case report with evidence of regression with thymic hormone.
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.
Foschini
M P
MP
Istituto di Anatomia ed Istologia Patologica, Ospedale Bellaria, Università di Bologna, Italy.
Magnani
P
P
Marconi
F
F
Cook
M G
MG
Eusebi
V
V
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*
D013951:Thymus Hormones