Treatment of arsenical keratosis and Bowen's disease with acitretin

Yerebakan, ÖZLEM; Ermiş, Oya; Yılmaz, ERTAN; Başaran, Erdal

doi:10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01372.x

Treatment of arsenical keratosis and Bowen's disease with acitretin

Yerebakan O., Ermiş O., Yılmaz E., Başaran E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, cilt.41, sa.2, ss.84-87, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2002
Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01372.x
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.84-87
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Long-term exposure to arsenic is associated with the development of arsenical keratosis, Bowen's disease, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. The efficacy of acitretin therapy was examined in two patients with cutaneous arsenical neoplasms.