Citation
O. Vanhooteghem et al., Occurrence of gouty tophi following acitretin therapy, CLIN EXP D, 23(6), 1998, pp. 274-276
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology
Journal title
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
03076938
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Volume
23
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
274 - 276
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-6938(199811)23:6<274:OOGTFA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Acitretin (Ro 10-1670 or Neotigason), a free acid and the main metabolite o
f etretinate (Ro 10-9359 or Tigason), is the most recent of the retinoids u
sed orally in the treatment of psoriasis and numerous other dermatoses exhi
biting disorders of keratinization. In the majority of cases, its side-effe
cts are similar to those of hypervitaminosis A.