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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. -- Imiquimod 5% cream can be a useful treatment for Bowen's disease on the extremities, but watch out for potentially explosive reactions, Dr. Lee S. Portnoff said.
Recent uncontrolled studies reported that imiquimod (Aldara) by itself or in combination with other treatments cleared squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen's disease) in small numbers of patients.
Consider this treatment for patients with large tumors on the extremities in...
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