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Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau is a clinical phenotype of DITRA: evidence that it is a variant of pustular psoriasis.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2013
Abbas Ossama, Itani Salam, Ghosn Samer, Kibbi Abdul Ghani, Fidawi Georges, Farooq Muhammad, Shimomura Yutaka, Kurban Mazen
Abstract excerpt
Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau (ACH) is a rare, chronic, sterile, pustular eruption that predominantly affects the fingertips with nail involvement. While some consider ACH a distinct entity, many believe it to be a variant of pustular psoriasis, especially as cases of ACH progressing to generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) have been reported. Recently, recessively inherited mutations in the IL36RN gene,...
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