Successful topical treatment of focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) with interferon-beta.
We report the successful topical treatment of focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) with interferon-beta (Fiblaferon gel). Topical treatment with interferon-beta appears to be an effective, simple, non-invasive, cheap and low-risk alternative to other invasive or surgical therapeutic modalities.
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Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, von-Esmarch-Str. 56, 48129 Münster, Germany. msteinho@uni-muenster.de
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D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017573:Focal Epithelial Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D016899:Interferon-beta