Recalcitrant pustular psoriasis successfully treated with adalimumab

Antonio Chaves Alvarez; Isabel Rodríguez-Nevado; Diego De Argila; Francisco Peral Rubio; Isabel Rovira; Antonio Torrelo; Antonio Zambrano

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01219.x

Recalcitrant pustular psoriasis successfully treated with adalimumab

Pediatr Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr;28(2):195-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01219.x. Epub 2011 Mar 15.

Authors

Antonio Chaves Alvarez¹, Isabel Rodríguez-Nevado, Diego De Argila, Francisco Peral Rubio, Isabel Rovira, Antonio Torrelo, Antonio Zambrano

Affiliation

¹ Unit of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. antoniojchaves@yahoo.es

PMID: 21504452
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01219.x

Abstract

We report a 13-year-old girl with severe pustular psoriasis who had an excellent response to treatment with adalimumab after failure with methotrexate, acitretin, cyclosporin, phototherapy, and biologic drugs including etanercept and infliximab.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adalimumab
Adolescent
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Female
Humans
Psoriasis / drug therapy*
Psoriasis / pathology*
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Adalimumab