Electrosurgical treatment of etretinate-resistant Darier's disease

Two patients with symptomatic, etretinate-resistant, intertriginous Darier's disease were successfully treated with deep split-thickness skin excision using an electrosurgical unit. Healing was rapid and recurrence of disease has been minimal. The use of electrosurgery appears superior to other...

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Published inThe Journal of dermatologic surgery and oncology Vol. 15; no. 12; p. 1277
Main Authors Toombs, E L, Peck, G L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1989
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Darier Disease - drug therapy
Darier Disease - surgery
Dermatologic Surgical Procedures
Electrocoagulation
Electrosurgery - methods
Etretinate - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Recurrence
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Summary:Two patients with symptomatic, etretinate-resistant, intertriginous Darier's disease were successfully treated with deep split-thickness skin excision using an electrosurgical unit. Healing was rapid and recurrence of disease has been minimal. The use of electrosurgery appears superior to other surgical techniques because, with the ease of hemostasis, the surgeon can more easily control the depth of excision and treat intertriginous creases.
ISSN:0148-0812
DOI:10.1111/j.1524-4725.1989.tb03147.x