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VIDEO: N-acetylcysteine for ichthyosis, OCD behaviors


 

AT THE CARIBBEAN DERMATOLOGY SYMPOSIUM

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GRAND CAYMAN – N-acetylcysteine is reemerging as a treatment for ichthyosis, and even some compulsive behaviors like skin picking. In an interview at this year’s Caribbean Dermatology Symposium, Dr. Albert C. Yan, section chief of dermatology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses in this video interview the use of this agent as an effective treatment for these indications in children.

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