Artigo Revisado por pares

Fluorouracil cream (efudix) in dermatology

1973; BMJ; Volume: 11; Issue: 24 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/dtb.11.24.94

ISSN

1755-5248

Tópico(s)

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies

Resumo

Fluorouracil is a cytotoxic drug synthesised in 1957. 1 When it was given systemically to patients with leukaemia who happened to have solar keratoses intense erythema developed in and around the keratoses, and in 3 weeks they cleared. 2 The drug was then used topically to treat various skin lesions.

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