TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of pachyonychia congenita.
AU - Milstone, Leonard M.
AU - Fleckman, Philip
AU - Leachman, Sancy A.
AU - Leigh, Irene M.
AU - Paller, Amy S.
AU - van Steensel, Maurice A.M.
AU - Swartling, Carl
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - There are currently no specific treatments for pachyonychia congenita (PC). Available treatments generally are directed at specific manifestations of the disorder, and an effective treatment plan must recognize that different patients are more or less troubled by different manifestations of the disease. Treatment for all aspects of PC has been less than completely satisfactory. Very few studies have compared different approaches to treatment, and fewer still have given longitudinal follow-up of efficacy and patient acceptance. This review is essentially a compilation of anecdotes. It was collected from physicians' reports in the literature, from direct communication with physicians currently following patients with PC and from patients who answered a questionnaire on the Pachyonychia Congenita Project web page (http://www.pachyonychia.org/Registry.html).
AB - There are currently no specific treatments for pachyonychia congenita (PC). Available treatments generally are directed at specific manifestations of the disorder, and an effective treatment plan must recognize that different patients are more or less troubled by different manifestations of the disease. Treatment for all aspects of PC has been less than completely satisfactory. Very few studies have compared different approaches to treatment, and fewer still have given longitudinal follow-up of efficacy and patient acceptance. This review is essentially a compilation of anecdotes. It was collected from physicians' reports in the literature, from direct communication with physicians currently following patients with PC and from patients who answered a questionnaire on the Pachyonychia Congenita Project web page (http://www.pachyonychia.org/Registry.html).
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1087-0024.2005.10203.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1087-0024.2005.10203.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16250205
AN - SCOPUS:32944469964
SN - 1087-0024
VL - 10
SP - 18
EP - 20
JO - The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings / the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Inc. [and] European Society for Dermatological Research
JF - The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings / the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Inc. [and] European Society for Dermatological Research
IS - 1
ER -