Protopic

Dr. Rockoff,

I have been using Protopic 0.01% per cent 1-2 times per day for the past six weeks for penile psoriasis, recently in shower I think I may have felt some tenderness in some of the lymph nodes in my groin area. I'm concerned that I may be using too much protopic, but I continued because the skin had not yet cleared. What do you recommend the dosage to be? I was told to use it every day for three months to see if it worked. Should I stop using it even though the skin has not cleared? I don't want to get skin cancer or lymphoma.

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

You have no reason to be concerned about lymphoma.  You also probably don;t need Protopic anymore.  I suspect that you are chasing after residual redness.  Please see your doctor about this, and have your lymph glands checked so you can stop worrying about this.

Thank you.

Dr. Rockoff