Favorable Response of Pityriasis Amiantacea to Isotretinoin / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 1002-1005, 2012.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-146764
ABSTRACT
Pityriasis amiantacea is a disease of scalp that presents with asbestos-like thick scales attached to the hair shaft proximal portion. It is considered to reaction of scalp to many inflammatory processes, such as psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, tinea capitis, atopic dermatitis, lichen planus, bacterial infection, and pityriasis rubra pilaris. The control of underlying disease is important to treat pitryriasis amiantacea, and there are no guidelines. Here, we report a case of a 17-year-old female who had no improvement for the general seborrheic dermatitis treatments, but displayed remarkable results after isotretinoin.
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Main subject:
Pityriasis
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Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris
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Psoriasis
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Scalp
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Tinea Capitis
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Bacterial Infections
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Weights and Measures
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Isotretinoin
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Dermatitis, Seborrheic
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Dermatitis, Atopic
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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