title: Oral contraceptives in the treatment of Darier-White disease--a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: In this review we illustrated the case of a woman who had perimenstrual exacerbations of Darier-White disease. The disease improved markedly with the use of continuously administered oral contraceptives. This striking improvement without side-effects supports the use of oral contraceptives in women with Darier-White disease, although its role should be investigated further using controlled studies in more patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Spaarneziekenhuis Heemstede, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oostenbrink
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Steijlen
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: van de Kerkhof
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007644:Darier Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008183:Luteal Phase
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral