Acute generalized pustular psoriasis presenting with erythroderma associated with shock and acute renal failure.

Hydroxychloroquine-induced Unusual Generalized Pustular Cutaneous Reaction As a New Clinical Entity: A Case Series

Background: Pustular Psoriasis (PP) and Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP) clinically resemble each other. There are many patients with generalized pustular presentations like hydroxychloroquine-induced pustular reaction who do not completely fall within PP or AGEP categories and needed to be more evaluated. So we examined a large series of these reactions to hyd...

Generalized Pustular Psoriasis and Hepatic Dysfunction Associated with Oral Terbinafine Therapy

We report a case of 61-yr-old man with stable psoriasis who progressively developed generalized pustular eruption, erythroderma, fever, and hepatic dysfunction following oral terbinafine. Skin biopsy was compatible with pustular psoriasis. After discontinuation of terbinafine and initiating topical corticosteroid and calcipotriol combination with narrow band ultraviolet B therapy, patient's con...

Generalized pustular psoriasis treated with apremilast in a patient with multiple medical comorbidities

G eneralized pustular psoriasis (GPP), von Zumbusch type, is an uncommon variant of psoriasis characterized by acute-onset severe inflammation and widespread sterile pustules within psoriatic plaques. GPP is a medical emergency that often requires hospitalization because of possible life-threatening complications, including heart failure, renal failure, and sepsis. Existing treatment options fo...

Infantile acute erythrodermic pustular psoriasis with a good response to acitretin monotherapy

Cluster of differentiation (CD) markers in erythrodermic patients: A case series study

Background: Erythroderma is an inflammatory disorder. It has various differential diagnoses, among which one of the most important is mycosis fungoides. Erythroderma itself can be a challenging disorder. Diagnosis of a mycosis fungoides patient presenting with erythroderma specially requires a careful assessment of the peripheral blood. Studies such as CD markers can lead to a more accurate dia...