A Case of Annular Pustular Psoriasis.
- Author:
Ji Youn SONG
1
;
Jin Seok YANG
;
Jung Hoon LEE
;
Tae Yoon KIM
;
Jun Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. derm@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Annular pustular psoriasis;
Subcorneal pustule
- MeSH:
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Psoriasis*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2003;41(8):1091-1093
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pustular psoriasis refers to a group of disorder characterized by recalcitrant, sterile pustular eruption. It classified into four clinical patterns: Zumbusch, annular, exanthematous, and localized. Annular pustular psoriasis consists of gyrate, annular lesions with an erythematous, scaly, pustular margin. In contrast to the Zumbusch variety, the annular type is benign and less severe. We herein report a case of annular pustular psoriasis of a 9-year-old girl with review of the literature.