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The Impact of the Current United States Guidelines on the Management of Actinic Keratosis: Is It Time for an Update?

| November 5, 2010 | 0 Comments

George Martin, MD Dermatology and Laser Center of Maui, Kihei, Hawaii

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Topical Imiquimod Therapy for Actinic Keratosis Is Long-Term Clearance a Realistic Benefit?

| September 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

by James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAOCD Dr. James Del Rosso, DO, FAOCD, is Dermatology Residency Director, Valley Hospital Medical Center; Clinical Associate Professor (Dermatology), University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Associate Professor (Dermatology), Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, Nevada.

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Considerations for Use of Fluorouracil Cream 0.5% for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis in Elderly Patients

| July 7, 2008 | 0 Comments

by William Philip Werschler, MD, FAAD, FAACS Department of Medicine/Dermatology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington Abstract Actinic keratosis (AK), the initial lesion in a disease continuum that may progress to squamous cell carcinoma, often begins with ultraviolet B light-induced photo damage and increases in prevalence with age. Topical 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) for the [...]

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The Use of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Actinic Keratoses and in Photorejuvenation

| July 6, 2008 | 0 Comments

Therapeutic and Aesthetic Uses of Photodynamic Therapy Part one of a five-part series by Michael H. Gold, MD Medical Director, Gold Skin Care Center and The Laser & Rejuvenation Center, Nashville, Tennessee Abstract The utilization of aminolevulinic acid–photodynamic therapy in dermatology has steadily been on the rise since its introduction into our therapeutic armamentarium almost [...]

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