Generalized morphea is a subtype of localized scleroderma that lacks systemic manifestations. It is a rare condition in which idiopathic sclerosis of the skin occurs in a widespread manner. We report a 37-year old Thai female who presented with multiple hypopigmented lesions on right leg and right arm with a skin biopsy showing the typical sclerotic change. The patient responded to treatment wi...

Sir, Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (BCIE), or epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (MIM# 113.800), is a rare disorder of keratinization associated with blistering in its early phase. It was first described by Jean-Louis Brocq in 1902 as érythrodermie congénitale ichthyosiforme avec hyperépidermotrophie. Although most cases are sporadic, familial cases show an autosomal dominant pattern ...

OBJECTIVE During the last decades, management of intertriginous psoriasis (IP) has been unsatisfactory because of the adverse effects associated with long-term corticosteroid application and the lack of alternatives. Recently, both pimecrolimus and tacrolimus have been investigated for this indication and shown to be safe and effective. So far, to our knowledge, a comparison of one of these dru...

BACKGROUND Psoriasis vulgaris is one of the most common dermatologic diseases in Germany with a prevalence of about 2%. Along with efficacy and safety, costs are an important criterion for selecting appropriate therapy for this chronic disease. The majority of the patients with mild to moderate psoriasis vulgaris can be successfully treated with topical therapy alone. The most important agents ...

Psoriasis is one of the most common skin diseases. The mainstay of treatment for the vast majority of patients is topical therapy. A rising first-line treatment modality for psoriasis vulgaris is the two-compound ointment containing calcipotriol 50 mug/g plus betamethasone dipropionate 0.5 mg/g (Dovobet((R)), Daivobet((R)), Taclonex((R))), which combines a vitamin D analog and a corticosteroid....

86 Letters to the Editor Sir, We read with interest the article of Dr Downs reporting the fast and good response of scalp psoriasis to a two-compound ointment containing 0.5 mg/g betamethasone dipropionate and 50 µ/g calcipotriol (Dovobet  ointment) (1). We report here the results of a 12-week open-labelled study that aimed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerabi-lity of treatment with Dovobet ...