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Pustular psoriasis in childhood
M R Judge1, A McDonald, M M Black
1Department of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|March 1, 1993
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Annular pustular psoriasis can recur on a child's trunk, sometimes following infantile psoriasis. Etretinate therapy offered partial symptom relief in this case.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Pediatric Dermatology
Background:
- Recurrent annular pustular psoriasis presents a diagnostic challenge, particularly in pediatric cases.
- Infantile psoriasis can precede or coexist with other forms of psoriasis.
Abstract:
Recurrent annular pustular psoriasis over the trunk of an 11-year-old boy followed infantile psoriasis in the napkin area. Etretinate therapy induced a partial remission. The difficulty in distinguishing between annular pustular psoriasis and subcorneal pustular dermatosis of Sneddon and Wilkinson is discussed.