Development of Folliculitis in a Patient with Recalcitrant Pustular Psoriasis Following Acitretin Treatment: A Case Report
June 2017
in “
Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences
”
Studysummary This case report describes a 37-year-old woman who developed rare acitretin-induced folliculitis after nearly a year of treatment for pustular psoriasis, treated successfully with skin dressing and antibiotics.
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A 37-year-old woman with recalcitrant pustular psoriasis developed folliculitis, a rare side effect, after nearly 1 year of treatment with acitretin (50 mg daily). Despite partial resolution of psoriasis with acitretin, she presented with pruritic papules on her thighs and forearms. The folliculitis was successfully treated with skin dressing and antibiotics. This case highlighted the importance of considering folliculitis in the differential diagnosis of papular eruptions in patients on high-dose acitretin.
