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Botulinum toxin type A versus 5-Fluorouracil in treatment of keloid

Research Authors
Sahar A Ismail, Noorhan HK Mohammed, Muhammad Sotohy, Doaa AE Abou-Taleb
Research Journal
Archives of Dermatological Research
Research Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
NULL
Research Website
NULL
Research Year
2020
Research_Pages
1-8
Research Abstract

Most therapeutic approaches for keloids remain clinically unsatisfactory. In the last years, intralesional botulinum toxin-A (IL BTX-A) was proposed for treatment of keloids. Our aim of the study was to compare the clinical efficacy of IL BTX-A and IL 5-Fluorouracil (IL 5-FU) in treatment of keloids. A total of 50 patients with keloids were included in the study, 22 patients (with 26 keloids) were treated with IL BTX-A monthly for up to 6 months and other 22 patients (with 27 keloids) were treated with IL 5-FU weekly for up to 6 weeks, while the remaining 6 patients, each having multiple keloids, were treated with both IL BTX-A for some lesions (8 keloids) and IL 5-FU for their remaining lesions (8 keloids). The clinical improvement was assessed according to flattening of the lesions. Side effects were recorded. A significantly better therapeutic response of keloids was detected after IL BTX-A than IL 5-FU (P= 0.041). IL BTX-A …