Harlequin baby treated with etretinate.
A child born with the harlequin fetus abnormality survived and showed a surprising degree of spontaneous improvement in the first six weeks of life. At this age etretinate was instituted, producing considerable further resolution. The child is now over 2 years old.
Rogers
M
M
Children's Hospital, Camperdown, NSW.
Scraf
C
C
D005050:Etretinate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male
D005050:Etretinate