ABSTRACT

Plaque ....................................................................................................................... 56 Inverse ...................................................................................................................... 57 Erythrodermic .......................................................................................................... 57 Pustular .................................................................................................................... 57 Guttate ...................................................................................................................... 58 Nail Disease (Psoriatic Onychodystrophy) ..............................................................60 Vitamin A and Retinoid Therapy .............................................................................60 Retinoic Acid Physiology ........................................................................................ 61

Anatomy of the Skin ........................................................................................... 61 Tazarotene ...........................................................................................................64 Acitretin and Etretinate .......................................................................................65 Alitretinoin ..........................................................................................................66 Bexarotene ........................................................................................................... 67

Retinoid Adverse Effects .........................................................................................68 Topical Retinoid Adverse Effects ........................................................................68 Systemic Retinoid Adverse Effects .....................................................................68