TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of recurrent auricle pseudocyst with intralesional injection of minocycline
T2 - A report of two cases
AU - Oyama, Noritaka
AU - Satoh, Morihiro
AU - Iwatsuki, Keiji
AU - Kaneko, Fumio
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - Pseudocyst of the auricle (PCA) is characterized by asymptomatic and fluctuant swelling of the external ear and frequent relapses despite various therapeutic approaches. We describe two patients with recurrent PCA who were successfully treated with intralesional injection of 1 mg/mL of minocycline hydrochloride (minocycline), 2 or 3 times at 2-week intervals. Intralesional injection of minocycline may be a new therapeutic choice for conservative management of PCA, especially in recurrent cases. The mechanisms of minocycline action that may have led to reduction of the cystic lesions are discussed.
AB - Pseudocyst of the auricle (PCA) is characterized by asymptomatic and fluctuant swelling of the external ear and frequent relapses despite various therapeutic approaches. We describe two patients with recurrent PCA who were successfully treated with intralesional injection of 1 mg/mL of minocycline hydrochloride (minocycline), 2 or 3 times at 2-week intervals. Intralesional injection of minocycline may be a new therapeutic choice for conservative management of PCA, especially in recurrent cases. The mechanisms of minocycline action that may have led to reduction of the cystic lesions are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1067/mjd.2001.116218
DO - 10.1067/mjd.2001.116218
M3 - Article
C2 - 11568746
AN - SCOPUS:0034815635
SN - 0190-9622
VL - 45
SP - 554
EP - 556
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
IS - 4
ER -