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Updates on the Treatment of Erythrodermic Psoriasis
Author(s) -
Yun-Ting Lo,
TsenFang Tsai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psoriasis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.066
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2230-326X
DOI - 10.2147/ptt.s288345
Subject(s) - psoriasis , dermatology , medicine , erythroderma , plaque psoriasis
Erythrodermic psoriasis (EP) is a rare variant of psoriasis, which is potentially life threatening and often resistant to conventional therapy. Biologics have revolutionized the treatment of plaque-type psoriasis, and shown promise in EP. However, due to the lack of head-to-head studies and the rarity of EP, no high level evidence-based treatment guidelines for EP have been established, and the evidence of treatment of EP is limited to case reports or small case series. Here, we present a narrative review focusing on the up-to-date information for the treatment of EP.

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