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Oral or topical vitamin A acid has therapeutic value in the treatment of pathological keratinization expressed as scaling and follicular keratoses as occurring in ichthyosiform dermatoses (Stiittgen1,2).
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Stüttgen, G., Schalla, W. (1978). Aspects of Long-Term Treatment of Ichthyotic Dermatoses with Vitamin A Acid. In: Marks, R., Dykes, P.J. (eds) The Ichthyoses. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9851-9_22
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