Localization of MMP-9 in multinuclear giant cells in keloids after treatment with 5-fluorouracil with or without combination of cryotherapy and cryotherapy alone

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Feb;31(2):e121-e123. doi: 10.1111/jdv.13869. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Authors

K Paltatzidou¹, K Xenos¹, A Panagiotopoulos¹, E Pouliou², E Katsika-Chatziolou¹, P Stavropoulos¹, A Katsambas¹, A Stratigos¹, C Antoniou¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² Department of Hemopathology, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 27634492
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13869

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cryotherapy*
Female
Fluorouracil / therapeutic use*
Humans
Keloid / drug therapy
Keloid / enzymology*
Keloid / therapy
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / metabolism*

Substances

Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
Fluorouracil