A survey of pregnant women using isotretinoin., Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology 2005 Nov;73(11):881-7., Robertson J, Polifka JE, Avner M, Chambers C, Delevan G, Koren G, Lavigne SV, Martinez LP, Miller RK, Carey JC.

BACKGROUND: Isotretinoin is a known human teratogen, causing birth defects and/or subnormal cognitive performance in prenatally-exposed children.

METHODS: A survey was conducted among women who called teratology information …

Rhinophyma treated with kilovoltage photons, Australasian Journal of Dermatology, Volume 46 Page 88 – May 2005, CASE REPORT, Marketa Skala, Geoffrey Delaney, Vincent Towell and Nevin Vladica

A 72-year-old retired truck driver presented with a 10-year history of rhinophyma and was successfully treated with 90-kV photons to a total dose of 40 Gy in 20 daily fractions. A brief discussion of …

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