Open AccessRecurrent impetigo herpetiformis with diabetes and hypoalbuminemia successfully treated with cyclosporine, albumin, insulin and metformin
Author(s) -
Chembolli Lakshmi,
CR Srinivas,
Sarah Paul,
Chitra Tv,
K Kanchanamalai,
LS Somasundaram
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.62757
Subject(s) - hypoalbuminemia , medicine , metformin , hypocalcaemia , refractory (planetary science) , diabetes mellitus , impetigo , albumin , insulin , dermatology , endocrinology , physics , astrobiology , calcium
We report the case of a patient with recurrent impetigo herpetiformis associated with diabetes mellitus, hypoalbuminemia, and hypocalcaemia; who was refractory to corticosteroids. Cyclosporine along with other supportive measures proved to be life-saving with maintenance of pregnancy.