Pustular Psoriasis with Adrenal Suppression following Topical Corticosteroids

Generalised pustular psoriasis: response to topical calcipotriol.

Adrenal suppression following intralesional corticosteroids for periocular haemangiomas.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Treatment with intralesional triamcinolone/betamethasone is recommended for infantile sight-threatening periocular haemangiomas. This study investigates the endocrine and weight changes in 15 infants undergoing therapy over 12 years. METHODS 15 infants, median age 19 weeks (range 10-56) receiving intra/perilesional triamcinolone/betamethasone underwent serial measurement of we...

Adrenal suppression related to inhaled corticosteroids revisited.

Streptococcus pneumoniae to ciprofloxacin in the province of Quebec, Canada. Paper presented at: 41st ICAAC meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, IL, December 15–18, 2001, Abstract 707 11 Heffelfinger JD, Dowell SF, Jorgensen JH, et al. Management of community-acquired pneumonia in the era of pneumococcal resistance: a report from the Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Thera...

Acute Pustular Psoriasis

was stable, his skin became irritable and hot with extensive reddening. Though in bed in a warm room he felt cold. During the next three days the skin became tender, and large areas of pustulation developed. Subsequently there was widespread peeling of the skin, and crusting developed on the face and neck. On admission to hospital there was generalized cutaneous erythema and scleral jaundice. T...

Topical management of psoriasis - corticosteroids and sparing corticosteroid therapy.

Psoriasis is a complex disease that requires safe, long-term treatment. Topical steroid therapy, topical non-steroid therapy only, and a combination of various topical therapies in the treatment of mild to moderate forms of psoriasis are presented. Topical therapy includes corticosteroids, vitamin D3 analogs, retinoids, tars, anthralin, keratolytics, and topical immunomodulators. While most med...