Letter to the editor - Residual hansenomas: therapeutic alternatives

To the Editors of Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology

Firstly, we take pleasure in congratulating the Editors for the quality and excellence of the subjects addressed by the Journal.

Nevertheless, aiming at advising readers – especially those who are somehow involved with the field of the Hansen's disease – we would like to draw attention to the fact that regarding the Case Report published on Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology 2015; 7 (3): 258-262 under the title "Therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of residual hansenoma in patients with cure criteria of leprosy ", the ROUTINE at the Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima is:

- not to recommend the injection of corticosteroids or other drugs into hansenomas

- to indicate surgical exeresis in hansenomas that cause aesthetic alterations

- the treatment of keloids does not depend on the patient's bearing (or not) leprosy

Kind Regards,

Wladimir Fiori Bonilha Delanina

References

1. Wachholz PA, Masuda PY, Sette CS. Alternativas terapêuticas no tratamento de hansenomas residuais em paciente com critérios de cura de hanseníase. Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2015;7(3):258-262.

This study was performed at the Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru (SP), Brazil.