Fig. 1From: Systemic retinoids for treatment of recalcitrant IgA pemphigusAll three patients are shown before and 2–3 months after treatment initiation with systemic retinoids. Patient 1 has flaccid vesicles within her submammary folds (a), with complete resolution around three months after initiation of alitretinoin (b). Patient 2 presented with confluent pustules on erythematous plaques (c), which improved significantly within three months after initiation of alitretinoin (d). The third patient had confluent erythematous papules and pustules on her trunk (e) with partial amelioration two months after initiation of acitretin at a dosage of 10 mg per day (f)Back to article page