Cryotherapy is preferable to ablative CO2 laser for the treatment of isolated actinic keratoses of the face and scalp: a randomized clinical trial3. (May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zane, C.; Facchinetti, E.; Rossi, M.T.; Specchia, C.; Ortel, B.; Calzavara‐Pinton, P.
• Is Part Of: British journal of dermatology. Volume 170:Number 5(2014:May)
• Page Start: 1114
• Page End: 1121
• Publication Date: 2014-05
• Subjects: Dermatology -- Periodicals; Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.5
• DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12847
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-0963

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en" id="bjd12637-abs-0002"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>What's already known about this topic?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd12847-list-0001" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>Actinic keratosis (AK) has the potential to progress to squamous cell carcinoma.</p> </list-item> <list-item> <p>If single or few AKs develop on normal or mildly photodamaged skin, lesion‐directed treatments are considered valuable options despite poor knowledge of their therapeutic activity.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> <p> <bold>What does this study add?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd12847-list-0002" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>The rate of patients with complete remission and lesions with complete remission is similar after 3 months after both cryotherapy and CO₂ laser treatment, but with cryotherapy more patients remain in stable remission after 12 months.</p> </list-item> <list-item> <p>Cryotherapy is also more effective for thick lesions.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </abstract>