UNLABELLED Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp is a rare inflammatory disorder of the scalp, affecting elderly patients after local trauma and leading to scarring or cicatricial alopecia. CASE REPORT An elderly female patient complained of painful pustules on the parietal region bilaterally with progressive enlargement and ulceration. A biopsy suggested erosive pustular dermatosis of the...

Treatment of von Zumbusch pustular psoriasis is a formidable task, especially when confounded by concomitant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. To our knowledge, this is the first report of successful use of a biologic agent to treat a patient with both von Zumbusch pustular psoriasis and HIV. Given the propensity of HIV to both trigger and exacerbate psoriasis and the potentially se...

INTRODUCTION Palmoplantar psoriasis (PP) and palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) are diseases affecting the hands and/or feet that can cause marked physical discomfort and functional disability. The tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists adalimumab, etanercept, and infliximab, the interleukin (IL)-17A inhibitors ixekizumab and secukinumab, and the IL-23 or IL-12/IL-23 inhibitors guselkumab and ustek...

M.J. Korstanje, Department of Dermatology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 1918, NL–6201 BX Maastricht (The Netherlands) The effectiveness of ciclosporin (CsA) in severe plaque psoriasis is established [1. 2]. However. CsA may not be randomly used in clinical practice because of its side effects, which include hepatotoxicity. acute and chronic nephrotoxicity, hirsutism. hypertension and to...

was stable, his skin became irritable and hot with extensive reddening. Though in bed in a warm room he felt cold. During the next three days the skin became tender, and large areas of pustulation developed. Subsequently there was widespread peeling of the skin, and crusting developed on the face and neck. On admission to hospital there was generalized cutaneous erythema and scleral jaundice. T...

Orf is a common viral infection in sheep. It spreads to humans by direct contact. It is self-limiting, treatment having no beneficial effect. Misdiagnosis by those unfamiliar with its characteristic features is common, and may result in unnecessary treatment with antibiotics or surgery. We present a series of five cases of Orf in children of farmers in the west of Ireland, seen over a 10 year p...