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Chandan Metage1, Basanta Hazarika1, Jogesh Sarma1
1Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Srimanta Sakaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati, 781032, Assam, India.
Abstract:
The retinoic acid derivatives are used for disorders of keratinization such as psoriasis. Retinoic acid syndrome is a cytokine release syndrome, commonly encountered in patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL). It is very rarely described in psoriasis seconday to use of retoind derivatives. Here we report a case of elderly male with psoriasis presenting with acitretin induced retinoic acid syndrome.
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