Calcipotriol for erythema annulare centrifugum.

Abstract

: Erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC) is an uncommon inflammatory skin disease of unknown aetiology. No therapy is currently available. We describe a 73-year-old woman with a 3-year history of EAC that was resistant to topical and systemic glucocorticoids, antifungals, and psoralen plus ultraviolet A treatment. After 3 months of treatment with topical calcipotriol the lesions cleared completely and did not recur during a 6-month follow-up period. Vitamin D analogues may be of value in the therapy of EAC.

• Authors: R Gniadecki
• Journal: The British journal of dermatology (Br J Dermatol) Vol. 146 Issue 2 Pg. 317-9 (Feb 2002) ISSN: 0007-0963 [Print] England
• PMID: 11903248 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dermatologic Agents
• calcipotriene
• Calcitriol

Topics

• Aged
• Calcitriol (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Dermatologic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Erythema (drug therapy, pathology)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans