Treatment of prurigo nodularis: use of cryosurgery and intralesional steroids plus lidocaine.
Two patients with prurigo nodularis resistant to most modalities of therapy were treated successfully with the combined use of cryosurgery and intralesional steroids plus lidocaine. This appears to be a successful treatment regimen for a dermatosis that is often difficult to control.
D003452:Cryosurgery; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007642:Keratosis / Q000628:therapy; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011536:Prurigo / Q000628:therapy*; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D008012:Lidocaine; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide