title: Hydroa vacciniforme treated by a combination of beta-carotene and canthaxanthin.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hôpital Universitaire Saint-Pierre, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruderer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahabpour
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christoffersen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: André
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ledoux
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D019207:beta Carotene; D002338:Carotenoids; D016644:Canthaxanthin