A case of severe eczema following use of imiquimod 5% cream

Taylor, C L
Maslen, M
Kapembwa, M

¹Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK
²Imperial College Medical School, London, UK
³Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK

Correspondence to: Dr Clare L Taylor Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK; [email protected]

Accepted 11 October 2005

We thank Dr Sara Marshall, consultant immunologist, Imperial College, London, UK.

Competing interests: none.

Sexually Transmitted Infections 82(3):p 227-228, June 2006.

Imiquimod 5% cream, an immune response modifier licensed for treatment of external ano-genital warts and superficial basal cell carcinomata, is known to cause local erythema, oedema and, rarely, exacerbation of psoriasis. We describe a case of exacerbation of eczema following application of this cream in a man with penile warts.