Treatment options for ichthyosis and ichthyosiform disorders are limited and often unsatisfactory.Twenty-four patients used combination creams of 2%cholesterol with 2%lovastatin,and 10%glycolic acid with 0.025% tretin...Treatment options for ichthyosis and ichthyosiform disorders are limited and often unsatisfactory.Twenty-four patients used combination creams of 2%cholesterol with 2%lovastatin,and 10%glycolic acid with 0.025% tretinoin and 2%ketoconazole daily.At one month(n=20),the average percent reduction in severity scores was 40%,and at three months(n=10),it was 60.3%.Side effects were mainly mild irritation.These findings suggest that these two combination creams could be beneficial in the treatment of ichthyosiform disorders.展开更多
文摘Treatment options for ichthyosis and ichthyosiform disorders are limited and often unsatisfactory.Twenty-four patients used combination creams of 2%cholesterol with 2%lovastatin,and 10%glycolic acid with 0.025% tretinoin and 2%ketoconazole daily.At one month(n=20),the average percent reduction in severity scores was 40%,and at three months(n=10),it was 60.3%.Side effects were mainly mild irritation.These findings suggest that these two combination creams could be beneficial in the treatment of ichthyosiform disorders.