A Case of Adult Filipino Male Presenting with Co-localized Psoriasis and Segmental Vitiligo

A 29-year-old male presented with a four-year history of recurrent generalized pruritic erythematous scaly annular plaques followed by a solitary depigmented patch on the right hemiabdomen extending to the back with abrupt midline demarcation. Skin biopsies confirmed the rare case of co-existing and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta medica Philippina 2019-08, Vol.53 (4)
Hauptverfasser: Abalos-Babaran, Shahara, Frez, Ma. Lorna F.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A 29-year-old male presented with a four-year history of recurrent generalized pruritic erythematous scaly annular plaques followed by a solitary depigmented patch on the right hemiabdomen extending to the back with abrupt midline demarcation. Skin biopsies confirmed the rare case of co-existing and colocalized psoriasis and segmental vitiligo. Treatment with topical steroids, tacrolimus, and narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy resulted to the improvement of the psoriatic lesions but no change in the depigmented patch.
ISSN:0001-6071
2094-9278
DOI:10.47895/amp.v53i4.49