Granuloma anular generalizado: respuesta al tratamiento con vitamina E / Generalized granuloma annulare: improvement with vitamin E therapy
Med. cután. ibero-lat.-am
; 33(6): 261-263, nov.-dic. 2005. ilus
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RESUMEN
Presentamos 2 pacientes de sexo femenino con granuloma anular generalizado confirmado histológicamente, sin respuesta a terapéuticas previas con corticoides tópicos, corticoides orales, inmunomoduladores, retinoides e inmunosupresores. En ambos casos se ha instaurado tratamiento con vitamina E, tópica en uno y oral en otro, con evolución favorable. En ningún caso se ha observado recurrencia de la dermatosis. Pensamos que el tratamiento con vitamina E, podría ser una posible alternativa a tener en cuenta ante granulomas anulares generalizados recalcitrantes
ABSTRACT
We present 2 female patients with generalized granuloma annulare confirmed histopathologically with no improvement after topical and oral steroids, immunomodulators, retinoids and immunosuppressive drugs. Vitamin E therapy was successfully performed in both cases, topical in the first one and oral in the other, with no following recurrence. We think that topical or oral vitamin E are possible alternatives to consider in the treatment of recalcitrant generalized granuloma annulare
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National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Vitamin E
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Granuloma Annulare
Limits:
Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Med. cután. ibero-lat.-am
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico Universitario San Cecilia/España