Abstract |
Forty-six patients with Lichen sclerosus (Ls) of the vulva were treated with peroral etretinate for 3 months. The pretreatment serum levels of vitamins A and E, and selenium were measured. Etretinate therapy proved to be effective in the treatment of Ls; however, it did not affect the vitamin A status of the Ls patients. Vitamin E and selenium levels did not differ from the control values, nor did they have any prognostic value.
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Authors | U Romppanen, R Tuimala, J Ellmén, T Koskinen, K Pyykkö |
Journal | Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
(Gynecol Obstet Invest)
Vol. 25
Issue 1
Pg. 66-9
( 1988)
ISSN: 0378-7346 [Print] Switzerland |
PMID | 3343023
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin E
- Etretinate
- Selenium
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Topics |
- Etretinate
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Menopause
- Middle Aged
- Reference Values
- Sclerosis
- Selenium
(blood)
- Vitamin A
(blood)
- Vitamin E
(blood)
- Vulva
(pathology)
- Vulvar Diseases
(blood, drug therapy, pathology)
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