Efficacy and tolerability of imiquimod 5% cream to treat periocular basal cell carcinomas.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of nonsurgical treatment with imiquimod (IMQ) 5% cream in patients with periocular nodular basal cell carcinoma (BCC).

Methods: Fifteen patients with clinical and histopathological diagnosis of nodular BCC on the eyelid were treated with IMQ 5% cream once daily, 5 days/week for 6 weeks. Three patients had tumor persistence after photodynamic therapy and 1 patient had failed cryotherapy.

Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis of 36 years duration caused by Fonsecaea monophora.

We report a case of chromoblastomycosis in a 67-year-old female farmer, which involved a large (20 x 30 cm) cicatricial erythematous plaque on the inner side of her right thigh. The lesion was initially a small nodule which gradually extended over 36 years. Direct microscopic examination revealed a granulomatous lesion with muriform cells surrounded by giant cells.

[Analysis of the demand for dermatological care in the immigrant population served by hospital Miguel Servet in Saragossa, Spain].

Introduction: In recent years there has been an increase in the size of the immigrant population consulting dermatology services in Spain. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of this sector of the population in the health care area served by Miguel Servet Hospital in Saragossa, Spain.

Material And Methods: Data were collected on immigrant patients seen in the dermatology department of our hospital during 2004.