[Psoriasis of von Zumbusch.

Autor: Jaime TJ; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Sorocaba, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil. thaisjerez@yahoo.com.br, Rodrigues BA, Jaime TJ, Barbo ML, Simis DR
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia [An Bras Dermatol] 2009 Jul; Vol. 84 (3), pp. 299-301.
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962009000300016
Abstrakt: A disorder of unknown origin, psoriasis is characterized by erythemato-squamous eruption. Amongst its clinical and morphologic presentations there is acute generalized pustular psoriasis, termed the von Zumbusch variant, accompanied by generalized toxicity. It is often triggered when stopping steroids, in unstable psoriasis patients. Case report of atypical development that began during prednisone use; complete clearing of lesions and symptoms was achieved with 35 days of acitretin.
Databáze: MEDLINE