Open AccessA Case of Adult Filipino Male Presenting with Co-localized Psoriasis and Segmental Vitiligo
Author(s) -
Shahara Abalos-Babaran,
Ma. Lorna F. Frez
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta medica philippina/acta medica philippina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2094-9278
pISSN - 0001-6071
DOI - 10.47895/amp.v53i4.49
Subject(s) - vitiligo , dermatology , medicine , psoriasis , ultraviolet b , tacrolimus , surgery , transplantation
A 29-year-old male presented with a four-year history of recurrent generalized pruritic erythematous scaly annular plaques followed by a solitary depigmented patch on the right hemiabdomen extending to the back with abrupt midline demarcation. Skin biopsies confirmed the rare case of co-existing and colocalized psoriasis and segmental vitiligo. Treatment with topical steroids, tacrolimus, and narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy resulted to the improvement of the psoriatic lesions but no change in the depigmented patch.