Ingenol mebutate in the treatment of actinic keratoses: clearance rate and adverse effects

• Main Authors: Maria Isabel Ramos Saraiva (Author), Larissa Karine Leite Portocarrero (Author), Marcella Amaral Horta Barbosa Vieira (Author), Bethania Cabral Cavalli Swiczar (Author), Andrezza Telles Westin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Background: Actinic keratoses are benign intraepithelial skin neoplasms that develop in photoexposed areas and can progress to invasive carcinoma. They are seen frequently in dermatological practice, occurring in 5.1% of consultations. Ingenol mebutate (IM) was recently approved in Brazil...