Pardo R J, Kerdel F A
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101.
Int J Dermatol. 1988 Nov;27(9):642-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1988.tb02423.x.
A 40-year-old black man who was HIV positive developed generalized hypertrophic lichen planus in areas previously affected by a photosensitivity eruption. After unsuccessful attempts to induce remission of his lichen planus with conventional therapies, etretinate produced a dramatic response.