Patent ID: 9289414
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method for treating skin disorders selected from the group consisting of angiosarcoma, malignant melanoma, hemangioendothelioma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Karposi's sarcoma, hemangioma of childhood, verruca vulgaris, neurofibromatosis, pyogenic granulomas, recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, venous ulcers, molluscum contagiosum, seborrheic keratosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome, actinic keratosis, acne, rosacea, and eczema, comprising administering a topical composition comprising an effective amount of carbazole, 2-hydroxy carbazole, 3-hydroxy carbazole, or 2,4-dihydroxycarbazole and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier or excipient for topical administration wherein the carbazole, 2-hydroxy carbazole, 3-hydroxy carbazole, or 2,4-dihydroxycarbazole, is at a concentration at least 1% by weight of the composition, with the proviso that the composition is substantially free of non-carbazole components of coal tar extract.