Pain Severity following Cryotherapy for Actinic Keratoses and Patient Tolerability of Treatment.

Pain Severity following Cryotherapy for Actinic Keratoses and Patient Tolerability of Treatment. Br J Dermatol. 2021 Feb 05;: Authors: Quinn G, MacEochagain C, Mac Mahon J, Killion L, Ralph N, Lenane P, Murad A, McDonald I, Moloney FJ Abstract Jackson et al identify pain as the main side effect of microwave therapy for actinic keratoses (AK) and recommend a randomised controlled trial against cryotherapy to confirm clinical efficacy and patient acceptability.1 Cryotherapy, is a long established treatment for focal AK2 with retrospective studies demonstrating high efficacy rates3 , however its tolerability is poorly defined. Clinicians are aware from treatment experience of pain post-cryotherapy and the interindividual variability in duration and intensity of same. PMID: 33544880 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - February 5, 2021 Category: Dermatology Authors: Quinn G, MacEochagain C, Mac Mahon J, Killion L, Ralph N, Lenane P, Murad A, McDonald I, Moloney FJ Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research