Successful treatment of acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau with sequential combination of calcipotriol and tacrolimus ointments.
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.
Brill
Thomas J
TJ
Department of Dermatology, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Elshorst-Schmidt
Thomas
T
Valesky
Eva M
EM
Kaufmann
Roland
R
Thaçi
Diamant
D
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*
D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009824:Ointments; C055085:calcipotriene; D002117:Calcitriol; D016559:Tacrolimus