title: Treatment of epidermal cysts with Solcoderm (a copper ion and acid solution).
abstract: The treatment of epidermal cysts has often posed a problem for dermatologists. Although surgical excision has been adopted as the method of choice for the removal of these lesions, complications of surgery and recurrences have warranted the search for alternate therapeutic modalities. Use of a recently introduced compound, Solcoderm, is reported in the treatment of 116 epidermal cysts in 85 patients over a 2-year period. The satisfactory cosmetic results observed, low incidence of recurrence, low cost and ease of administration, make this drug a viable alternative in the management of epidermal cysts, particularly in those cases where surgery should be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Chaim Sheba, Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ronnen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suster
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klin
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019342:Acetic Acid; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D003300:Copper / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007773:Lactates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009566:Nitrates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D007773:Lactates; D009566:Nitrates; D003300:Copper; D019342:Acetic Acid