Electrosurgical treatment of etretinate-resistant Darier's disease.
Two patients with symptomatic, etretinate-resistant, intertriginous Darier's disease were successfully treated with deep split-thickness skin excision using an electrosurgical unit. Healing was rapid and recurrence of disease has been minimal. The use of electrosurgery appears superior to other surgical techniques because, with the ease of hemostasis, the surgeon can more easily control the depth of excision and treat intertriginous creases.
Toombs
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Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Peck
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D000368:Aged; D007644:Darier Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods; D005050:Etretinate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
D005050:Etretinate