Retinoic acid syndrome in a elderly male with psoriasis- A case report

Autor: Chandan Metage, Basanta Hazarika, Jogesh Sarma, Rahul Karwa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 24, Iss , Pp 81-83 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-0071
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.007
Popis: The retinoic acid derivatives are used for disorders of keratinization such as psoriasis. Retinoic acid syndrome is a cytokine release syndrome, commonly encountered in patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL). It is very rarely described in psoriasis seconday to use of retoind derivatives. Here we report a case of elderly male with psoriasis presenting with acitretin induced retinoic acid syndrome.
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