title: Successful treatment of acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau with sequential combination of calcipotriol and tacrolimus ointments.
abstract: Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau (ACH) is a rare type of pustular psoriasis affecting the digits. We report on a 43-year-old female patient who had been suffering from ACH for more than 20 years. Despite the fact that the disease was localized on one finger during the whole period, several topical and systemic treatments resulted in only temporary or partial improvement of the lesion. Although the monotherapies with calcipotriol and tacrolimus ointments gave no satisfying results in the long-term management of the disease, the combination of both agents led to a continuous improvement of the patient's skin condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Brill
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elshorst-Schmidt
authors.forename: Eva M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Valesky
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: Diamant
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thaçi
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009824:Ointments; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009824:Ointments; C055085:calcipotriene; D002117:Calcitriol; D016559:Tacrolimus