Abstract
Five patients with pityriasis rubra pilaris were treated with isotretinoin from September 1982 through 1985. Isotretinoin at an average dose of 1.16 mg/kg/day for 16 to 24 weeks caused complete or almost complete clearing in four of the five patients.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Female
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Humans
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Isotretinoin
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / blood
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Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / drug therapy*
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Tretinoin / therapeutic use*
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Triamcinolone / therapeutic use
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Triglycerides / blood
Substances
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Triglycerides
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Triamcinolone
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Tretinoin
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Isotretinoin