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

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....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Metage, Chandan, Hazarika, Basanta, Sarma, Jogesh, Karwa, Rahul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.007
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Sumario: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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