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Erythrodermic Psoriasis in Pediatric Age

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Clinical Cases in Adolescent Dermatology

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Erythrodermic psoriasis (EP) in pediatrics is a rare case. Adherence to the psoriasis vulgaris treatment is important to prevent progression to erythroderma. Systemic infection is also one of the triggers of EP. Here we present a boy with erythrodermic psoriasis that was successfully treated with cyclosporine.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Indonesian Society of Dermatology and Venereology, Universitas Sriwijaya, Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia

    Sarah Diba, Nopriyati Husan & Tiar Marina Octyvani

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  1. Dermatology, University of Rome “G.Marconi”, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  2. University of Rome “G.Marconi”, Rome, Italy

    Fabio Arcangeli

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Diba, S., Husan, N., Octyvani, T.M. (2022). Erythrodermic Psoriasis in Pediatric Age. In: Lotti, T.M., Arcangeli, F. (eds) Clinical Cases in Adolescent Dermatology. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91526-1_15

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