Oral acitretin treatment in severe congenital ichthyosis of the neonate

Two newborn infants with ichthyosis, one with lamellar ichthyosis and one with nonbullous ichthyosis form erythroderma, who presented at birth with a collodion baby appearance, were treated with acitretin (1 mg/kg/day). Clinical improvement was achieved shortly after treatment. The second cas...

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Main Authors: Z Nurhan Saraçoğlu, Neslihan Tekin, Selim M Urer, Ilham Sabuncu, Arif Akşit
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2002-01-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2940
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Neslihan Tekin
Selim M Urer
Ilham Sabuncu
Arif Akşit
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description Two newborn infants with ichthyosis, one with lamellar ichthyosis and one with nonbullous ichthyosis form erythroderma, who presented at birth with a collodion baby appearance, were treated with acitretin (1 mg/kg/day). Clinical improvement was achieved shortly after treatment. The second case received oral retinoid for 3.5 months and was followed for nine months. The result was excellent. The treatment resulted in a satisfactory improvement in the skin condition of the first case. The tolerance to the drug was good. Side effects were not observed. It was concluded that early management of severe ichthyosis cases could prevent life-threatening events such as hyperthermia, disturbance in electrolyte and fluid balance, and infection.
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spelling doaj-art-46e05edb56d44fb785d76896f4f4190e2025-08-20T02:59:42ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212002-01-01441Oral acitretin treatment in severe congenital ichthyosis of the neonateZ Nurhan Saraçoğlu0Neslihan TekinSelim M UrerIlham SabuncuArif AkşitDepartment of Dermatology, Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey. Two newborn infants with ichthyosis, one with lamellar ichthyosis and one with nonbullous ichthyosis form erythroderma, who presented at birth with a collodion baby appearance, were treated with acitretin (1 mg/kg/day). Clinical improvement was achieved shortly after treatment. The second case received oral retinoid for 3.5 months and was followed for nine months. The result was excellent. The treatment resulted in a satisfactory improvement in the skin condition of the first case. The tolerance to the drug was good. Side effects were not observed. It was concluded that early management of severe ichthyosis cases could prevent life-threatening events such as hyperthermia, disturbance in electrolyte and fluid balance, and infection. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2940
spellingShingle Z Nurhan Saraçoğlu
Neslihan Tekin
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Ilham Sabuncu
Arif Akşit
Oral acitretin treatment in severe congenital ichthyosis of the neonate
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Oral acitretin treatment in severe congenital ichthyosis of the neonate
title_full Oral acitretin treatment in severe congenital ichthyosis of the neonate
title_fullStr Oral acitretin treatment in severe congenital ichthyosis of the neonate
title_full_unstemmed Oral acitretin treatment in severe congenital ichthyosis of the neonate
title_short Oral acitretin treatment in severe congenital ichthyosis of the neonate
title_sort oral acitretin treatment in severe congenital ichthyosis of the neonate
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2940
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