Patent ID: 8809360

Claim:
A method for treatment of skin lesions in a mammal, wherein the skin lesions are selected from the group consisting of acute or chronic wounds, decubitus ulcers (pressure ulcer), thermal ulcers, vascular obstructive ulcers, leg ulcers, diabetic ulcers, traumatic ulcers, and post-surgical ulcers, which comprises topically administering to the mammal in need of said treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a pyridine compound of the following formula [I-A]: wherein R 11 is a group of the following formula: Ring A is a group of the following formula: and R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and a C 1-6 alkoxy group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the pyridine compound, wherein the topical administration of the pyridine compound does not cause skin photosensitivity or cytotoxicity in the mammal.