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Generalized pustular psoriasis (von Zumbusch) responding to cyclosporin A
Author(s) -
MEINARDI M.M.H.M.,
WESTERHOF W.,
BOS J.D.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb05826.x
Subject(s) - psoriasis , methotrexate , generalized pustular psoriasis , pustular psoriasis , medicine , dermatology , tapering , dermatologic agents , surgery , computer graphics (images) , computer science , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics
SUMMARY A 49‐year‐old patient developed generalized pustular psoriasis after tapering off the methotrexate therapy he had been receiving for severe psoriasis and arthralgia. Treatment with cyclosporin A produced a dramatic reduction of the cutaneous lesions and the joint symptoms.