Successful treatment of a 9-year-old boy affected by acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau with targeted ultraviolet B narrow-band phototherapy.
Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau (ACH) consists of a relapsing pustular eruption of the distal portions of hands and feet. We described a case of a 9-year-old boy affected by ACH, successfully treated with targeted ultraviolet B 311 nm phototherapy, which seems to be an effective and safe therapy for this condition.
Bordignon
Matteo
M
Unit of Dermatology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy. matteobordignon@yahoo.it
Zattra
Edoardo
E
Albertin
Cristiana
C
Belloni-Fortina
Anna
A
D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002648:Child; D016108:Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy / Q000379:methods*