Isotretinoin Treatment of Acne in a Patient with Apert Syndrome

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 443-446

  Gilaberte, Montserrat ^a   Puig, Lluis ^a   Alomar, Agustín ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ISOTRETINOIN; MINOCYCLINE;

ACNE; ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL SUTURE; EPIPHYSIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOSAICISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; PUNCH BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE;

EID: 0142072572     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2003.20517.x     Document Type: Article

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