Calcipotriol for erythema annulare centrifugum.
: Erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC) is an uncommon inflammatory skin disease of unknown aetiology. No therapy is currently available. We describe a 73-year-old woman with a 3-year history of EAC that was resistant to topical and systemic glucocorticoids, antifungals, and psoralen plus ultraviolet A treatment. After 3 months of treatment with topical calcipotriol the lesions cleared completely and did not recur during a 6-month follow-up period. Vitamin D analogues may be of value in the therapy of EAC.
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Department of Dermatology D92, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. rgniadecki@hotmail.com
D000368:Aged; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004890:Erythema / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans
D003879:Dermatologic Agents; C055085:calcipotriene; D002117:Calcitriol