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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 248-251 |
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Infantile erythrodermic psoriasis: A case report and review of the literature
Piyush Kumar1, Anupam Das2, Shvetha Jain3
1 Department of Dermatology, Katihar Medical College and Hospital, Bihar, India
2 Department of Dermatology, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Dermatology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Anupam Das
Department of Dermatology, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2319-7250.193026
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Erythroderma in infants can be attributed to plenty of causes, the more common ones being nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, lamellar ichthyosis, bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, severe atopic dermatitis, etc., However, there can be circumstances where infantile psoriasis can present to us with erythroderma; this may be a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. Hereby, we present a case of a young boy with recurrent erythroderma.
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