A citretin plus UV-B phototherapy is a highly effective and relatively safe treatment for psoriasis, limited by the inconvenience and cost of office-based treatment. Home phototherapy offers greater convenience, but the safety and efficacy of its use outside the physician’s office has not been well studied. The purpose of this study is to provide a preliminary assessment of home-based narrowban...

Retinoids Cyclosporin A Erythroderma Psoriasis A.L.A. Kuijpers, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, NL-6500 HB Nijmegen (The Netherlands) Psoriatic erythroderma is a serious condition which requires a fast response to therapy, preferably during an in-patient treatment. Therapeutic options include various topical treatments and photo(chemo)-therapy, but in most ...

Cystoid macular edema represents a "final common pathway" response of the retina to a variety of insults. It has been reported in association with vascular problems, inflammatory conditions, inherited diseases, tractional problems, intraocular surgery and medications. We report a case of cystoid macular edema associated with acitretin in a 65-year-old woman and document its resolution with opti...

this cross sectional study was carried out between 1993 to 1998 at razi skin hospital, the affiliated dermatology department of tehran university of medical sciences. eight hundred patients receiving etretinate for various skin diseases took part in this study. among them, 457 patients with first admission to dermatologic clinic who had at least four regular sequential visits and responding to ...

Subcorneal pustular dermatosis is a rare chronic relapsing bullous neutrophilic dermatosis. Because it can be associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and multiple myeloma, screening for these conditions necessary. Herein, we present case subcorneal dermatosis, concurrent significance, successfully treated acitretin.

Vol. 29, No. 3, 2017 385 Received February 19, 2016, Revised July 1, 2016, Accepted for publication July 26, 2016 Corresponding author: Byung-Soo Kim, Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University Hospital, 179 Guduk-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49241, Korea. Tel: 82-51-240-7338, Fax: 82-51-245-9467, E-mail: dockbs@ pusan.ac.kr This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creat...