Disseminated cutaneous leiomyomatosis treated with oral amlodipine

Ultrasonography of the abdomen was normal. Because of the extensive nature of the disease, surgery or any destructive therapy was avoided and to provide symptomatic relief, the patient was initially treated with 10 mg nifedipine twice daily for 1 week. [6] Amlodipine may act through similar mechanis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology venereology, and leprology, 2013-01, Vol.79 (1), p.136
Hauptverfasser: Aggarwal, Saurabh, De, Dipankar, Kanwar, Amrinder J, Saikia, Uma Nahar, Khullar, Geeti, Mahajan, Rahul
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Zusammenfassung:Ultrasonography of the abdomen was normal. Because of the extensive nature of the disease, surgery or any destructive therapy was avoided and to provide symptomatic relief, the patient was initially treated with 10 mg nifedipine twice daily for 1 week. [6] Amlodipine may act through similar mechanism of action, but it has lesser incidence of side effects like headache, and flushing than nifedipine. [...]amlodipine can be used as first-line treatment to reduce the morbidity associated with this relatively benign condition.
ISSN:0378-6323
0973-3922
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0378-6323.104694