title: Recalcitrant pustular psoriasis successfully treated with adalimumab.
abstract: We report a 13-year-old girl with severe pustular psoriasis who had an excellent response to treatment with adalimumab after failure with methotrexate, acitretin, cyclosporin, phototherapy, and biologic drugs including etanercept and infliximab.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. antoniojchaves@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Antonio Chaves
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Nevado
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Argila
authors.forename: Francisco Peral
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Rubio
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rovira
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torrelo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zambrano
mesh_terms: D000068879:Adalimumab; D000293:Adolescent; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068879:Adalimumab