A Case of Lip Psoriasis in a 14-Year-Old Boy Successfully Treated with Adalimumab

Psoriasis is a common chronic skin disease mainly located in areas of friction. Psoriasis of the lips as an exclusive presentation is rare and often misdiagnosed. Different anti-psoriatic therapies have been proposed, but the literature is limited to case studies with partial results. Biologic thera...

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Autores principales: Caroppo, Francesca, Gnesotto, Laura, Ludovica Deotto, Maria, Salmaso, Roberto, Fortina, Anna Belloni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10625818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37933229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000532103
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author Caroppo, Francesca
Gnesotto, Laura
Ludovica Deotto, Maria
Salmaso, Roberto
Fortina, Anna Belloni
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Gnesotto, Laura
Ludovica Deotto, Maria
Salmaso, Roberto
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description Psoriasis is a common chronic skin disease mainly located in areas of friction. Psoriasis of the lips as an exclusive presentation is rare and often misdiagnosed. Different anti-psoriatic therapies have been proposed, but the literature is limited to case studies with partial results. Biologic therapies have revolutionized the management of many dermatologic conditions, including psoriasis, and they are approved for pediatric use. We report the case of a 14-year-old boy with a 2-year history of white-yellowish scaling lesions on his lips, without intraoral involvement. Lip biopsy showed a psoriasiform pattern. Treatment with adalimumab 40 mg every other week was started, and after 6 months of therapy, we obtained a complete remission of the patient’s lip psoriasis.
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spelling pubmed-106258182023-11-06 A Case of Lip Psoriasis in a 14-Year-Old Boy Successfully Treated with Adalimumab Caroppo, Francesca Gnesotto, Laura Ludovica Deotto, Maria Salmaso, Roberto Fortina, Anna Belloni Case Rep Dermatol Single Case Psoriasis is a common chronic skin disease mainly located in areas of friction. Psoriasis of the lips as an exclusive presentation is rare and often misdiagnosed. Different anti-psoriatic therapies have been proposed, but the literature is limited to case studies with partial results. Biologic therapies have revolutionized the management of many dermatologic conditions, including psoriasis, and they are approved for pediatric use. We report the case of a 14-year-old boy with a 2-year history of white-yellowish scaling lesions on his lips, without intraoral involvement. Lip biopsy showed a psoriasiform pattern. Treatment with adalimumab 40 mg every other week was started, and after 6 months of therapy, we obtained a complete remission of the patient’s lip psoriasis. S. Karger AG 2023-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10625818/ /pubmed/37933229 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000532103 Text en © 2023 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Caroppo, Francesca
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A Case of Lip Psoriasis in a 14-Year-Old Boy Successfully Treated with Adalimumab
title A Case of Lip Psoriasis in a 14-Year-Old Boy Successfully Treated with Adalimumab
title_full A Case of Lip Psoriasis in a 14-Year-Old Boy Successfully Treated with Adalimumab
title_fullStr A Case of Lip Psoriasis in a 14-Year-Old Boy Successfully Treated with Adalimumab
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Lip Psoriasis in a 14-Year-Old Boy Successfully Treated with Adalimumab
title_short A Case of Lip Psoriasis in a 14-Year-Old Boy Successfully Treated with Adalimumab
title_sort case of lip psoriasis in a 14-year-old boy successfully treated with adalimumab
topic Single Case
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10625818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37933229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000532103
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