Abstract
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njdvl.v10i1.6416NJDVL 2012; 10(1): 1-10
Highlights
Psoriasis vulgaris in childhood is a wellrecognized disease contributing to about 4% of the childhood dermatoses.[1]
Epidemiology In contrast to nonpustular psoriasis which often presents in childhood and accounts for about 4% of childhood dermatoses, generalized pustular psoriasis is rare in children accounting for 0.6% 4,7,8, posing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.[1,9]
The various therapeutic agents reported to be effective in childhood generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) in literature include oral retinoids, methotrexate, cyclosporine, dapsone, steroids, narrow band UVB therapy and biologics (TNF-antagonists etanercept and infliximab). 1,4,8,13,14, Most experience has been reported with retinoids which, on the basis of the published data, are considered the first treatment of choice
Summary
Psoriasis vulgaris in childhood is a wellrecognized disease contributing to about 4% of the childhood dermatoses.[1].
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