Le cholestérol et la peau (hypercholestérolémie) – Les statines: un nouveau traitement pour la dermatologie ? (pour les professionnels)

Statins (hypolipaemic or cholesterol lowering drug) (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) as a new dermatologic drug ? Potential applications include: alopecia areata* allergic contact dermatitis antifungal atopic dermatitis chronic idiopathic urticaria cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (stimulation of lymphoma cell apoptosis through Fas-L expression) (CTCL) cutaneous melanoma (cutaneous apoptosis has been demonstrated in vitro) dermatographism graft-versus-host disease mastocytosis (urticaria…