Successful treatment of pityriasis lichenoides chronica with narrow-band ultraviolet B therapy in a patient with keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome: A case report
Dermatology Online Journal, cilt.22, sa.5, 2016 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Dergi Adı: Dermatology Online Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
© 2016 by the article author(s).Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare genodermatosis causing ichthyosis-like skin lesions, keratitis, and deafness. Herein, we report a patient with this rare syndrome in association with pityriasis lichenoides chronica, which was succesfully treated with narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy despite our concerns regarding the increased risk of squamouscell carcinoma, hyperpyrexia, and keratitis.