Hydroa vacciniforme treated by a combination of beta-carotene and canthaxanthin.
Hydroa vacciniforme is a very rare photodermatosis, commencing in childhood and belonging to the category of idiopathic burns. The inconstancy of the therapeutic results raises the possibility of a clinical syndrome that can have different origins. We present a case that responded very well to carotenoids.
Bruderer
P
P
Service de Dermatologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hôpital Universitaire Saint-Pierre, Belgium.
Shahabpour
M
M
Christoffersen
S
S
André
J
J
Ledoux
M
M
D016644:Canthaxanthin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D006837:Hydroa Vacciniforme / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction; D019207:beta Carotene
D019207:beta Carotene; D002338:Carotenoids; D016644:Canthaxanthin