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I saw my doctor for genital warts and was prescribed imiquimod 5% cream i used it 3 times. now swollen and burning in the area is it a chemical burn?
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No: This isn't a chemical burn. It's probably a strong response to the medicine and this is fairly common. Since it's troubling enough to write us about, hold the medicine and phone your physician for guidance.
Answered 5/3/2017
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Yes.It is very: caustic to oral skin( that's how it kills the virus ).Be careful to "paint" the lesion,and nothing else.
Answered 11/26/2014
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