Case Reports in Dermatology (Sep 2014)

A Patient with Localized Scleroderma Successfully Treated with Etretinate

  • Tomoko Shima,
  • Yuki Yamamoto,
  • Takaharu Ikeda,
  • Fukumi Furukawa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000367707
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 3
pp. 200 – 206

Abstract

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There are several treatment methods for localized scleroderma, but treatment is difficult when the lesion is widely distributed. We encountered a case who was treated successfully with etretinate, a vitamin A derivative. The usefulness of this agent is discussed.

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