Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis: response to high-dose oral isotretinoin therapy and reassessment of epidemiologic data.
Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis is most probably a disorder of keratinization rather than a fungal infection. We describe an 18-year-old man who was effectively treated with high-dose oral isotretinoin. Our review of the literature on confluent and reticulated papillomatosis refutes previously accepted epidemiologic data.
Dermatopharmacology Section, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
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MP
Lee
M J
MJ
Stiller
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SA
McClain
J L
JL
Shupack
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DE
Cohen
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D010212:Papilloma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
D015474:Isotretinoin