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Acitretin for Erythrokeratodermia Variabilis in a 9‐Year‐Old Girl
Author(s) -
GrahamBrown Robin A. C.,
Chave Toby A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00221.x
Subject(s) - genodermatosis , acitretin , medicine , girl , clearance , dermatology , psoriasis , genetics , gene , urology , biology
Erythrokeratodermia variabilis (EKV) is a rare genodermatosis with a unique phenotype. Treatment with oral synthetic retinoids is well documented in adults, but not in children. We report a 9‐year‐old girl with EKV who cleared rapidly following treatment with oral acitretin.