RECURRENT IMPETIGO HERPETIFORMIS WITH DIABETES AND HYPOALBUMINEMIA SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH CYCLOSPORINE, ALBUMIN, INSULIN AND METFORMIN |
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| Authors: | Chembolli Lakshmi C R Srinivas Sarah Paul T V Chitra K Kanchanamalai L S Somasundaram |
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| Affiliation: | From the Department of Dermatology, Neonatology and Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine, PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore, India. |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
We report the case of a patient with recurrent impetigo herpetiformis associated with diabetes mellitus, hypoalbuminemia, and hypocalcaemia; who was refractory to corticosteroids. Cyclosporine along with other supportive measures proved to be life-saving with maintenance of pregnancy. |
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| Keywords: | Impetigo herpetiformis cyclosporine diabetes and hypoalbuminemia |
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