BACKGROUND

Seborrheic keratosis is a common benign skin tumor treated with invasive methods like electrodessication, cryotherapy, or surgery. Topical therapy with trichloroacetic acid (TCA) may be a cheaper, non-invasive alternative with less complications. While TCA has been studied for other skin conditions, more research is needed on its use for seborrheic keratosis.

To compare the safety and efficacy of one time application of 80% TCA peel to 65% TCA peel in the clearance of raised seborrheic keratosis in Filipino patients.

One hundred one patients were randomized to either 80% or 65% TCA groups. Each participant underwent one session of treatment and was followed up after a month. Pre- and post-test size and thickness of lesions were compared between groups.

Based on Physician’s Lesion Assessment (PLA), both concentrations of TCA achieved high treatment success (TCA80: 66.7%, TCA65: 68%, p-value 0.89). A similar trend was observed based on Subject’s Self-Assessment (TCA80: 74%, TCA65: 74.5%, p-value 0.95). Similar reductions in lesion size and thickness were observed in both concentrations. In terms of safety, pain, pruritus, and erythema were mostly observed during and immediately after treatment, with little to no adverse events observed after 1 month in both groups.

One time application of either 80% or 65% TCA is effective in decreasing the size and thickness of seborrheic keratosis with little to no complications 1 month post- treatment. Both concentrations were safe, causing minimal and non-persistent pain, pruritus, and erythema immediately after application.

Background: Seborrheic keratosis is a benign skin tumor removed through electrodessication, cryotherapy, or surgery. Alternative options may be beneficial to patients with contraindications to standard treatment, or those who prefer a non-invasive approach. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness and safety of topical medications on seborrheic keratosis in the clearance of lesions, compared to placebo or standard therapy. Methods: Studies involving seborrheic keratosis treated with any topical medication, compared to cryotherapy, electrodessication or placebo were obtained from MEDLINE, HERDIN, and Cochrane electronic databases from 1990 to June 2018. Results: The search strategy yielded sixty articles. Nine publications (two randomized controlled trials, two non-randomized controlled trials, three cohort studies, two case reports) covering twelve medications (hydrogen peroxide, tacalcitol, calcipotriol, maxacalcitol, ammonium lactate, tazarotene, imiquimod, trichloroacetic acid, urea, nitric-zinc oxide, potassium dobesilate, 5-fluorouracil) were identified. The analysis showed that hydrogen peroxide 40% presented the highest level of evidence and was significantly more effective in the clearance of lesions compared to placebo. Conclusion Most of the treatments reviewed resulted in good to excellent lesion clearance, with a few well-tolerated minor adverse events. Topical therapy is a viable option; however, the level of evidence is low. Standard invasive therapy remains to be the more acceptable modality.
Keratosis, Seborrheic ; Systematic Review

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Carcinoma, Basal Cell ; Keratosis, Seborrheic

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Keratosis, Seborrheic* ; Poroma*

Eccrine poroma is a common benign cutaneous tumor that originates in an intraepidermal eccrine duct. This tumor exhibits acral distribution (sole, palm), and is rarely encountered in the head and neck area. In fact eccrine poroma in the postauricular area has only been rarely reported. A 55-year-old female visited our hospital with a main complaint of a mass that first developed in the left postauricular area about a year previously. The mass was painless, soft, protruding, domed, and dark red in color, and had slowly enlarged (at presentation it measured 1×1 cm). Excisional biopsy was performed. Histological examination showed distinct features, and eccrine poroma was diagnosed. Follow-up at 6 months postoperatively showed no recurrence. The frequency of eccrine poroma is dependent on eccrine sweat glands density, and thus, usually occurs on the palms or soles. For eccrine poroma in the head and neck region, the differential diagnosis must rule out other masses, such as nevus, skin tag, pyogenic granuloma, cyst, basal cell carcinoma, and seborrheic keratosis. Importantly, 18% of poromas show malignant transformation, and can develop into porocarcinoma. For these reasons, an eccrine poroma in the facial area requires histological examination, complete excision, and follow-up.
Biopsy ; Carcinoma, Basal Cell ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Ear ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Granuloma, Pyogenic ; Head ; Humans ; Keratosis, Seborrheic ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; Nevus ; Poroma* ; Recurrence ; Skin ; Sweat Glands

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Ear Canal* ; Keratosis, Seborrheic*

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Keratosis, Seborrheic* ; Poroma* ; Scalp*

BACKGROUND: The incidence and mortality rates associated with cutaneous melanoma (CM) have steadily increased over the last 20 years. Even with successful treatment, melanoma patients usually experience substantial anxiety regarding the development of terrible recurrence. To date, few studies have investigated various dermatoses what the patients with CM had anxiety for the recurrence during postoperative surveillance (Dw). OBJECTIVE: To describe various Dw and to evaluate the risk of subsequent malignant skin disease in patients with CM. METHODS: We performed a prospective study between August 2002 and August 2015. RESULTS: Fifty-six patients presented with a total of 68 Dw. Among them, melanocytic nevus was the most common (n=27), followed by seborrheic keratosis (n=9) and CM recurrence (n=7). Approximately 5.6% of the lesions were diagnosed as malignant skin diseases. This was a single-center study, so the prevalence of malignant skin diseases following primary melanoma may not represent that of all patients with CM. CONCLUSION: The results of this study can be referred by dermatologists dealing with melanoma especially when CM patients have too excessive or unrealistic anxiety for melanoma recurrence during postoperative surveillance of CM. However, the importance of postoperative surveillance must still be emphasized because of real risk of melanoma recurrence and other malignant skin.
Anxiety* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Keratosis, Seborrheic ; Melanoma* ; Mortality ; Nevus, Pigmented ; Prevalence ; Prospective Studies ; Recurrence* ; Skin ; Skin Diseases*

PURPOSE: To report the relative frequency and clinical characteristics of patients with benign eyelid tumors. METHODS: A retrospective study of 192 consecutive patients admitted to Korea University Ansan Hospital with benign eyelid tumor between January 2009 and December 2014 was undertaken, and clinical records including age, sex, involved site, and pathology of tumors were reviewed retrospectively. All eyelid tumors were confirmed histopathologically. RESULTS: The sexual distribution revealed 87 males and 105 females with benign eyelid tumors. The mean age at diagnosis was 42.6 +/- 19.2 years. Molluscum contagiosum (5.5 +/- 3.5 years) and pilomatrixoma (14.0 +/- 15.6 years) were generally found in younger individuals, while seborrheic keratosis (60.2 +/- 15.8 years) and squamous cell papilloma (50.5 +/- 13.4 years) occurred predominantly in elderly patients. Tumors were most common on the upper lid (63.0%). The four most frequent subtypes were melanocytic nevus (37.5%), epidermal cyst (8.3%), squamous cell papilloma (5.7%), and seborrheic keratosis (5.2%). CONCLUSIONS: The most common histopathological diagnosis of benign eyelid tumors was melanocytic nevus. The results of this study provide epidemiological information that will be useful for diagnosis and therapy of such tumors.
Aged ; Diagnosis ; Epidermal Cyst ; Eyelids* ; Female ; Gyeonggi-do ; Humans ; Keratosis, Seborrheic ; Korea ; Male ; Molluscum Contagiosum ; Nevus, Pigmented ; Papilloma ; Pathology ; Pilomatrixoma ; Retrospective Studies

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Dermatology ; Female ; Health Services Needs and Demand ; Humans ; Ichthyosis ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; Keratosis, Seborrheic ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; Lentigo ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Middle Aged ; Pilot Projects ; Poverty ; Singapore ; epidemiology ; Skin Diseases ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; Skin Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; Social Class ; Vulnerable Populations