CUTANEOUS SARCOIDOSIS - COMPLETE REMISSION AFTER ORAL ISOTRETINOIN THERAPY

Authors
GEORGIOU S MONASTIRLI A PASMATZI E TSAMBAOS D
Citation
S. Georgiou et al., CUTANEOUS SARCOIDOSIS - COMPLETE REMISSION AFTER ORAL ISOTRETINOIN THERAPY, Acta dermato-venereologica, 78(6), 1998, pp. 457-459
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Acta dermato-venereologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015555
Volume
78
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
457 - 459
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5555(1998)78:6<457:CS-CRA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We report a 31-year-old female patient with cutaneous sarcoidosis, who showed a complete remission of her single system skin disease after a n 8-month therapy with oral isotretinoin (1 mg/kg/day). At 15-month fo llow-up, the patient still remained free of recurrence and visceral in volvement.