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Pseudogynecomastia: A chance occurrence with acitretin
Psoriatic involvement of nails manifests in the form of irregular, deep and large pits, splinter hemorrhages, subungual hyperkeratosis, oil drop spot, and onycholysis of the nail bed. Retinoids are one of the treatment modalities for nail psoriasis. Pseudogynecomastia is an uncommonly reported side...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8641749/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34854408 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijp.ijp_982_20 |
| Sumario: | Psoriatic involvement of nails manifests in the form of irregular, deep and large pits, splinter hemorrhages, subungual hyperkeratosis, oil drop spot, and onycholysis of the nail bed. Retinoids are one of the treatment modalities for nail psoriasis. Pseudogynecomastia is an uncommonly reported side effect of retinoids. We hereby describe an 11-year-old adolescent who developed pseudogynecomastia posttreatment with acitretin for nail psoriasis. |
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