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Case of acrodermatitis continua accompanied by psoriatic arthritis
Author(s) -
JO Seong Jin,
PARK Je Young,
YOON Hyun Sun,
YOUN Jai Il
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00180.x
Subject(s) - acrodermatitis , psoriatic arthritis , dermatology , medicine , pustular psoriasis , psoriasis , arthritis , pathology , immunology , alternative medicine
Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau (ACH) is a rare chronic pustular eruption that predominantly involves the fingertips. The characterization of this disease has been confused. Some have considered it as a separate entity while others as a variant of pustular psoriasis. The presented patient simultaneously had ACH and joint lesions which were diagnosed as psoriatic arthritis. We believe that because ACH may be accompanied by psoriatic arthritis, as in this case, it could be evidence that it is a variant of psoriasis.