Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis with Multiple Cutaneous Carcinomata Treated with Etretinate.

A Chinese lady, fourth in a family of four unaffected brothers and six sisters affected with epidermodysplasia verruciformis was treated with aromatic retinoid (Etretinate) when she developed multiple recurrent squamous as well as basal cell carcinomas. Etretinate was effective in preventing the occurrence of cutaneous malignancies.