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==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
Dermatofibromas are [[benign]] and no treatment is generally needed.
*Dermatofibromas are [[benign]] and no treatment is generally needed.
**If the treatment is needed, [[local]] [[excision]] is the mainstay one.<ref name="JakobiecTu2017">{{cite journal|last1=Jakobiec|first1=Frederick A.|last2=Tu|first2=Yufei|last3=Zakka|first3=Fouad R.|last4=Tong|first4=Arthur K.F.|title=Dermatofibroma of the eyelid with monster cells|journal=Survey of Ophthalmology|volume=62|issue=4|year=2017|pages=533–540|issn=00396257|doi=10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.12.007}}</ref>


* If the treatment is needed, [[local]] [[excision]] is the mainstay one.<ref name="JakobiecTu2017">{{cite journal|last1=Jakobiec|first1=Frederick A.|last2=Tu|first2=Yufei|last3=Zakka|first3=Fouad R.|last4=Tong|first4=Arthur K.F.|title=Dermatofibroma of the eyelid with monster cells|journal=Survey of Ophthalmology|volume=62|issue=4|year=2017|pages=533–540|issn=00396257|doi=10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.12.007}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Homa Najafi, M.D.[2]

Overview

There is no pharmacologic medical therapy for dermatofibromas . Dermatofibromas are benign and no treatment is generally needed. If the treatment is needed, local excision is the mainstay one.

Medical Therapy

  • Dermatofibromas are benign and no treatment is generally needed.

References

  1. Jakobiec, Frederick A.; Tu, Yufei; Zakka, Fouad R.; Tong, Arthur K.F. (2017). "Dermatofibroma of the eyelid with monster cells". Survey of Ophthalmology. 62 (4): 533–540. doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.12.007. ISSN 0039-6257.

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