Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome: Response to alitretinoin and review of literature

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 993-995

  Werchau, Siegfried ^a   Toberer, Ferdinand ^a   Enk, Alexander ^a   Helmbold, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; TOCTINO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONNEXIN 26 GENE; DRUG RESPONSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; KERATITIS ICHTHYOSIS DEAFNESS SYNDROME; LETTER; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS; KERATITIS; TRETINOIN;

EID: 80051683904     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.216     Document Type: Letter

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