Treatment of refractory erythroderma with apremilast
Keywords:
Erythroderma, Psoriasis, ApremilastAbstract
Erythroderma is an exfoliative dermatitis with erythema involving more than 90% of body surface area. It has many causes which should be ruled out to confirm diagnosis. Apremilast is an inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE-4) which targets intracellularly cascade for anti-inflammatory effect. Here, we present a case of 55years old male in erythroderma with history of psoriasis who did not respond to conventional treatment of psoriatic erythroderma with phototherapy, methotrexate and acetretin but underwent almost complete remission after apremilast treatment.References
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