Recurrent impetigo herpetiformis with diabetes and hypoalbuminemia successfully treated with cyclosporine, albumin, insulin and metformin | Zendy

Chembolli Lakshmi | Zendy; CR Srinivas | Zendy; Sarah Paul | Zendy; T. Chitra | Zendy; K Kanchanamalai | Zendy; L S Somasundaram | Zendy

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Recurrent impetigo herpetiformis with diabetes and hypoalbuminemia successfully treated with cyclosporine, albumin, insulin and metformin

Author(s) -

Chembolli Lakshmi,

CR Srinivas,

Sarah Paul,

T. Chitra,

K Kanchanamalai,

L S Somasundaram

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

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.

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