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Edmonton, AB--A
28-year-old Caucasian woman presented at the division of dermatology,
The University of Alberta, with two plaques on the inside of her
left arm. The first was 15cm by 7cm and had a slightly uneven surface
with violaceous and erythematous discolouration, atrophy, and induration.
The second was 5cm by 3cm, also ill-defined, pink, and atrophic.
The diagnosis was cutaneous morphea.
Instead of corticosteroids,
she was treated with imiquimod (Aldara) three times per week and
there was an increase in erythema, induration, and size. No side
effects were associated with the therapy, said Marlene T. Dytoc,
MD, PhD, clinical assistant professor, division of dermatology and
cutaneous sciences, University of Alberta.
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