A case of generalized pustular psoriasis treated with acitretin.
- Author:
Bang Soon KIM
;
Jai Il YOUN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Acitretin;
Pustular psorinsis
- MeSH:
Acitretin*;
Adolescent;
Chills;
Dermatitis, Exfoliative;
Etretinate;
Female;
Fever;
Humans;
Kinetics;
Psoriasis*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1991;29(1):81-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Compared with the antipsoriatic retinoid etretinate, the new aromatic retinoid ar, itretin represents an important, advance due to its rapid eliminatian kinetics. Therefore acitretin treatment may represent an important alternative to etretinate in females of childbearing potential. From recent clinical studies it appears that acitretin and etretinate have similar therapeutic effectiveness in severe poriasis including generalized putular psoriasis and psoriatic erythroderma. We preset a case of generalized pustular psoriasis in a 18 year old female who was treated successfully with aritretin. She had generalized pustular eruptions on erythematous base associated with high fever and chills. With the administration of acitretin at a dose of 30mg/day, marked improvement was achieved.
