title: Photodynamic therapy plus topical retinoids in Darier's disease.
abstract: Darier's disease is a rare, genetically determined, chronic disorder of keratinization. Characterized clinically by a symmetrical eruption of hypercheratotic papules with predilection for the seborrhoeic areas of the body. Many treatments have been suggested: emollients, topical retinoids, dermoabrasion, topical steroids and intermittent courses of oral antibiotics. Systemic retinoids are usually the treatment of choice. We present a small case series of patients treated with PDT and topical retinoids with good results. This therapeutic modality could represent an alternative to systemic retinoid treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Dermatology, University G.D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amerio
authors.affiliation: Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gobello
authors.affiliation: Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mazzanti
authors.affiliation: Dept of Dermatology, University G.D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giaculli
authors.affiliation: Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
authors.affiliation: Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sordi
authors.affiliation: Dept of Dermatology, University G.D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amatetti
authors.affiliation: Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chinni
authors.affiliation: Dept of Dermatology, University G.D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tulli