Thalidomide Therapy on A Case of Prurigo Nodularis.
10.5021/ad.1993.5.2.117
- Author:
Young Gon BAIK
;
Hee Joon YU
;
Sook Ja SON
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Prurigo nodularis;
Thalidomide
- MeSH:
Humans;
Hyperpigmentation;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Prurigo*;
Pruritus;
Recurrence;
Skin;
Skin Diseases;
Thalidomide*
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1993;5(2):117-120
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Prurigo nodularis is a troublesome chronic dermatosis that showed unsatisfactory response to conventional therapies. Since thalidomide has been applied to the treatment of prurigo nodularis, although the action mechanism is still uncertain, many dermatologists have confirmed its effectiveness. We treated a 54-year-old male patient who had prurigo nodularis affecting the whole body for 10 years with 100 to 300mg of thalidomide daily as the sole therapy for 4 months. The skin lesions were flattened leaving postinflammatory hyperpigmentation and the pruritus also sub-sided. Two years after stopping thalidomide, no recurrence was observed.
