Recurrent impetigo herpetiformis with diabetes and hypoalbuminemia successfully treated with cyclosporine, albumin, insulin and metformin.
We report the case of a patient with recurrent impetigo herpetiformis associated with diabetes mellitus, hypoalbuminemia, and hypocalcaemia; who was refractory to corticosteroids. Cyclosporine along with other supportive measures proved to be life-saving with maintenance of pregnancy.
Lakshmi
Chembolli
C
Department of Dermatology, Neonatology and Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine, PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore, India.
Srinivas
C R
CR
Paul
Sarah
S
Chitra
T V
TV
Kanchanamalai
K
K
Somasundaram
L S
LS