A Case of Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji which Responded to Treatment with Cyclosporine.
- Author:
Hyo Chan JANG
1
;
Hee Jeung KIM
;
Dong Nyeok HYUN
;
Sung Woo LEE
;
Hyun CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. g9563009@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cyclosporine;
Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones;
Cyclosporine*;
Histamine Antagonists;
Humans;
Phototherapy;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007;45(1):37-39
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji is an uncommon dermatological disorder of unknown etiology and is characterized by a pruritic eruption of widespread confluent papules in vast sheets over the skin, but spares the skin folds (the so-called 'deck-chair' effect). We present a case of a patient with papuloerythroderma of Ofuji of unknown cause. Treatment with oral and topical corticosteroids, antihistamines, and narrow-band UVB phototherapy proved to be ineffective in helping the condition but considerable clinical improvement was obtained with cyclosporine.