Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome treated with acitretin

A 7-year-old boy born to consanguineous parents had suffered from palmoplantar keratoderma and chronic gingivitis since the age of 3 months. He was diagnosed with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome. Genetic testing confirmed that he was homozygous with a point mutation in exon 6 of the cathepsin C gene. One year after initiating treatment with acitretin 10 mg oral daily and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, the patient's skin remains almost lesion-free, and he has new teeth that erupted during treatment and are free of periodontal disease.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2005

Erschienen:

2005

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

The Australasian journal of dermatology - 46(2005), 3 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 199-201

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Michael R [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Li-Chuen F [VerfasserIn]
Fischer, Gayle O [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Acitretin
Case Reports
Journal Article
Keratolytic Agents
LCH760E9T7

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.10.2005

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM156460785