China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 355-357.

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Efficacy of acitretin in the child with lamellar ichthyosis

LIN Ling,ZHANG Lidan , ZHANG Xibao , LUO Quan   

  1. Department of Dermatology,Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology,Guangzhou 510000,China
  • Online:2018-06-15 Published:2018-12-11

Abstract: The efficacy of acitretin treatment on a child with lamellar ichthyosis for more than 7 years was analyzed. Initial dose of acitretin was 5mg/d for 6 months and the lesions had no significant?improvement.? The dose increased up to 10 mg/d and the lesions improved after 2 weeks. There were no obvious side effects and no abnormal growth during the administration period.

Key words: acitretin, lamellar ichthyosis, child