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Warty Dyskeratoma: Treatment & Medication
Updated: Mar 10, 2009
- Overview
- Differential Diagnoses & Workup
- Treatment & Medication
- Follow-up
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Treatment
Medical Care
No medical care is required.
Surgical Care
Removal of the lesion by performing a punch biopsy or an excisional biopsy is an effective therapy for these benign lesions.
Diet
This benign process is unrelated to dietary influences.
Medication
Medical therapy is not necessary for this benign lesion; it is cured with surgical removal.
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References
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Further Reading
Keywords
warty dyskeratoma, WD, focal acantholytic dyskeratosis, isolated keratosis follicularis, Darier disease, Grover disease
Treatment & Medication: Warty Dyskeratoma