Report of a Case A woman in her 40s with no significant medical history was referred for evaluationof apainful dermatitis onher left arm.Approximately 1 yearearlier, apainful, pruritic, erythematouspapulehaddevelopedonher leftarm,whichsubsequentlyspread intoa lineararray of papules extending fromher left wrist up her arm to her neck, associatedwithpruritus,paresthesias, andpain;3to 10-mmerythem...

Plantar warts caused by human papilloma virus (HPV)may be challenging to treat when conventionalmodalities fail. We report a case of severely recalcitrantplantar warts, successfully treated with oral acitretinand topical 40% urea cream.

OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy and tolerability of calcipotriene combined with phototherapy or systemic therapies compared with monotherapy for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis. DESIGN Quantitative systematic review of 11 randomized controlled trials involving a total of 756 patients with plaque psoriasis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Rate ratios (RRs) for marked improvement or clearan...

Journal Compilation © 2009 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Sir, Lichen amyloidosis, a variant of localized cutaneous amyloidosis, is characterized by discrete, intensely pruritic, hyperkeratotic brown-coloured papules and plaques (1). Genetic and viral factors, as well as chronic friction due to scratching, are possible causes (2–4). Therapeutic management of lichen amyloidosis compr...

Differentiating between acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) and generalised pustular psoriasis (GPP) is very challenging because of clinical and histopathological similarities. A 60-year-old woman presented with pustular eruption and fever. She had taken dapsone and zaltoprofen for five days. Laboratory findings revealed neutrophil dominant leucocytosis and histopathological findi...

A 41-year-old woman presented with a pruritic rash on the face that was of 3 months duration. During that time, it had been successively misdiagnosed as psoriasis vulgaris, systemic lupus erythematosus, facial dermatitis at other hospitals, and had been treated with agents that included acitretin and prednisone. Finally, fungi were found in the lesions by optical microscopy, and the fungal cult...