[Juvenile verrucae planae: treatment with imiquimod 5% cream].
A 6 year old girl presented with flat-topped, skin-colored, partly grouped papules with slightly roughened surface on the left side of the forehead and around the left orbit. In an off-label use imiquimod 5% cream was applied twice a week before bedtime and was rinsed off in the morning. After four weeks of treatment the lesions had vanished completely. We suggest imiquimod 5% cream as a treatment option for juvenile plane warts even in children and in the face.
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Klinikum der Universität München, Frauenlobstrasse 9-11, 80337, München, Germany. mmuehlst@med.uni-muenchen.de
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D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077271:Imiquimod; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014860:Warts / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000634:Aminoquinolines; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D000077271:Imiquimod