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Have you used topical rapamycin/sirolimus for TSC-related angiofibromas?

Wataya-Kaneda et al., PMID 27837201
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Have you used topical rapamycin/sirolimus for TSC-related angiofibromas?

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Dermatology · Johns Hopkins Timeshare Practice
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I used it before it was approved for the treatment of vascular lesions and noted that it was effective and safe.

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I have used it in 4 patients, and it is more effective over ablative laser treatment of lesions or fractional ablative laser for better drug delivery.

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Dermatology · Johns Hopkins Timeshare Practice
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It works well and is very safe.

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Studies with topical sirolimus demonstrate the safe and effective use of the agent for treatment of TSC-related angiofibromas.

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