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Childhood-onset psoriatic onycho-pachydermo-periostitis treated successfully with infliximab

Authors :
Koki Endoh
Daisuke Watabe
Mikiya Endoh
Fumihiko Maeda
Toshihide Akasaka
Source :
European Journal of Dermatology. 25:506-508
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
John Libbey Eurotext, 2015.

Abstract

An 8-year-old girl presented with a two-year history of nail changes and alopecia areata on the scalp. Although the alopecia was improved by topical applications of corticosteroids, nail changes developed on all fingers and toes. After six months, all fingers and toes showed redness and swelling; physical examination revealed onycholysis with subungueal debris (figure 1A). Erythematous swelling of the soft tissues of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint was evident on all fingers and toes, which [...]

Details

ISSN :
19524013 and 11671122
Volume :
25
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European Journal of Dermatology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........f4f6ace6b22b580d343d375d60f05490
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2015.2616