Oral contraceptives in the treatment of Darier-White disease--a case report and review of the literature.
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.
Oostenbrink
J H
JH
Department of Dermatology, Spaarneziekenhuis Heemstede, The Netherlands.
Cohen
E B
EB
Steijlen
P M
PM
van de Kerkhof
P C
PC
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007644:Darier Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008183:Luteal Phase
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral