Comparison of cryotherapy with curettage in the treatment of Bowen’s disease: a prospective study

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Authors

Imtiaz Ahmed · University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

J. Berth‐Jones · University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

S. Charles‐Holmes · George Eliot Hospital

Chris J. O’Callaghan · University of Warwick

A. Ilchyshyn · University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Abstract

This study suggests a superiority of C&C over cryotherapy in the treatment of BD, especially for lesions on the lower leg. Curettage of lesions of BD is associated with a significantly shorter healing time, less pain, fewer complications and a lower recurrence rate when compared with cryotherapy.

Topics & Keywords

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Infectious Diseases and Mycology Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Dermatology

Volume 143, Issue 4, pp. 759-766

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03772.x

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