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Adalimumab effectively controlled recalcitrant generalized pustular psoriasis in an adolescent

2005; Informa; Volume: 16; Issue: 5-6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/09546630500430604

1471-1753

Jeffrey P. Callen, Joe H. Jackson,

Mast cells and histamine

Generalized pustular psoriasis is a rare form of psoriasis which may be serious and can be fatal. We report here the treatment of an adolescent girl who responded to adalimumab after failing to respond to a combination of methotrexate, cyclosporin and isotretinoin, and having had a pustular reaction that followed the use of etanercept, but might have been triggered by an infection