Successful treatment of hypertrophic lupus erythematosus with isotretinoin.
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus had the additional finding of hypertrophic lupus erythematosus. The lesions cleared with an 11-week course of isotretinoin alone. She has remained without recurrence for 9 months. This is the first reported case of total resolution of hypertrophic lupus erythematosus with a short course of isotretinoin.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014212:Tretinoin; D015474:Isotretinoin