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Two cases of eczematid‐like purpura of D oucas and K apetanakis responsive to narrow band ultraviolet B treatment
Author(s) -
Karadag Ayse Serap,
Bilgili Serap Gunes,
Onder Sevda,
Calka Omer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
photodermatology, photoimmunology and photomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.736
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1600-0781
pISSN - 0905-4383
DOI - 10.1111/phpp.12028
Subject(s) - ultraviolet b , dermatology , purpura (gastropod) , itching , ultraviolet a , medicine , ultraviolet radiation , ultraviolet , chemistry , materials science , biology , ecology , radiochemistry , optoelectronics
Summary E czematid‐like purpura of D oucas and K apetanakis is a type of pigmented purpuric dermatoses ( PPDs ) with eczematous changes in the purpuric surface. A 10‐year‐old male and a 44‐year‐old male patients were admitted to our clinics for itching and flaking of the skin rashes. Based on the clinical and histopathological evaluations, the rashes were identified as eczematid‐like PPDs of D oucas and K apetanakis. Both patients were treated with narrow band ultraviolet B . The lesions were remarkably regressed following the treatment. These cases reported due its rarity and good response to narrow band ultraviolet B .