Treatment of congenital ichthyosis with acitretin: A case report

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 599-603

  Cakmak, A ^a   Baba, F ^a   Cakmak, S ^b   Shermatov, K ^a   Karazeybek, H ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acitretin; Ichthyosis, lamellar; Infant

Indexed keywords

ETRETIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; LAMELLAR ICHTHYOSIS; MALE; NEWBORN; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACITRETIN; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 79251524916     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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