Topical Vitamin E Acetate for the Treatment of Cheilitis: A Multicentre Experience
Autor: | E. Crifo Gasparro, M. Bellini, G. Martina, M.L. Carriera, Nicoletta Cassano, M. Gravante, A. Mancino, M. Gabellone, G. Schiraldi, A. Zoccali, C. Coviello, M. Carbonara, Massimo Petruzzi, R. Stasi, G. Liguori, S. Manco, M. De Benedittis, G. Tortora, G. Alessandrini, F. Postorino, C. P. Agnusdei, V. Pietrantonio, A. Callea, P. Ligori, M.R. Sodo, Anna Rita Ferrari, A. Saviozzi, S. Dattola, Ga Vena |
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Rok vydání: | 2003 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Topical Vitamin E medicine.medical_specialty business.industry lcsh:R Immunology lcsh:Medicine Mean age Topical preparation Dermatology Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Tolerability 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Immunology and Allergy business Vitamin E Acetate |
Zdroj: | European Journal of Inflammation, Vol 1 (2003) |
ISSN: | 2058-7392 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1721727x0300100306 |
Popis: | Treatment of cheilitis is usually difficult and often disappointing. We evaluated the effects of a topical preparation containing vitamin E acetate (VEA® lipogel) in 254 patients (mean age, 29.5) with cheilitis of various nature and etiology, involving the vermilion region and/or the perioral skin. The most frequent form of cheilitis was that induced by oral isotretinoin; other forms were irritant contact dermatitis, atopic cheilitis, and contact allergy. Patients were instructed to apply VEA® lipogel daily; the number of daily applications was modulated on the basis of the severity of symptoms (two or three times a day in the majority of cases). After 4 weeks of treatment, clinical examination showed that the severity of symptoms and signs significantly improved (P |
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