Reiter's disease: successful treatment of the skin manifestations with oral etretinate.
Cutaneous manifestations in a case of Reiter's disease were successfully treated by oral etretinate administration. The clinical and histopathological similarities between the skin lesions of Reiter's disease and those of pustular psoriasis, which is known to respond to aromatic retinoids, suggested this treatment.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005050:Etretinate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D005050:Etretinate