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Enrique Hernandez-Perez, MD
San Salvador, El Salvador

Arch Dermatol. 1974;109(4):575-576.

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To the Editor.—

Monilethrix is a dysplasia of the hair shaft; it is characterized by eliptical nodes separated by constricted internodes at which the medulla is lacking. The disease is uncommon; its mechanism of production is unknown; and up until the present, to our knowledge, no effective treatment had been known.

In the last few years, tretinoin has become a common therapeutic modality. Its effectiveness has been proved in the treatment of a variety of different conditions such as acne comedonicus,¹ pseudoacanthosis nigricans,² Darier disease,³ nevus comedonicus,⁴ senile comedones,⁵ trichostasis spinulosa,⁶ steroid-induced acne⁷ and in several kinds of icthiosis.⁸ Other conditions for which tretinoin therapy has been used include psoriasis,⁹ lichen planus,¹⁰ and keratodermia¹¹; the effectiveness of tretinoin therapy in these cases must still be determined.

Recently, we saw a patient with monilethrix, and we would like to report . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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