Keratolytic
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Keratolytic (IPA: /ˌkɛrətoʊˈlɪtɨk/) therapy is treatment to remove warts and other lesions in which the epidermis produces excess skin. In this therapy, acid medicine, such as salicylic acid is put on the lesion. Keratolytic therapy thins the skin on and around the lesion. The medicine causes the outer layer of the skin to get loose and shed.
See also
Treating Dry Skin: Keratolytics can also be used to soften keratin, a major component of the skin. This serves to improve the skin's moisture binding capacity. Such agents (keratolytics) include urea, lactic acid, and allantoin.
Treating Dandruff: While cytostatic agents such as Zinc Pyrithione, found in Head and Shoulders are first line, keratolytics (salicylic acid and sulfur)can also be used.
Treating Cradle Cap: Use mild keratolytics: Meted (tradename) and Sebulex (tradename) Both of these drugs are combinations of salicylic acid and sulfur.
Treating Acne: Sulfur (SAStid soap = trade name) and salicylic acid (Stridex =trade name) can be used to treat acne; however, sulfur products sometimes can make acne worse. Rosorcinol is another keratolytic that is usually combined with sulfur.
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
