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Treatment of acrodermatitis continua with topical 8-methoxypsoralen plus local narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 19, Number 5, 478-80, September-October 2009, Therapy
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Author(s) : Selda Pelin Kartal Durmazlar, Hatice Akpinar, Cemile Eren, Fatma Eskioglu, Semih Tatlican
Summary : Treatment of acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau (ACH) is known to be difficult. A 24-year-old man presented with an 11-year history of recurrent flares of painful pustular and scaly lesions on the distal portion of his fingers and toes, with persistent nail dystrophy. Based on the clinical and histopathological findings, ACH was diagnosed. The patient was treated with topical 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) without occlusion, plus local narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy. The patient did not use any other medication between sessions except topical emollients. Ten weeks later, when the patient had received 20 sessions, almost all the lesions had cleared. We report the first case of ACH which successfully responded to treatment with 8-MOP/NB-UVB.
Keywords : acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau, topical 8-methoxypsoralen, narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy

Treatment of acrodermatitis continua with topical 8-methoxypsoralen plus local narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy