Excellent response to ustekinumab in a 9‐year‐old girl with severe psoriasis |
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Authors: | Reina M. González‐Barreto BS Nicole M. Rochet MD MSc Oscar W. Nevares‐Pomales MD Francisco Colón‐Fontanez MD |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico;2. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Abstract: | We report the case of a 9‐year‐old girl with severe plaque psoriasis refractory to multiple topical and systemic therapies. Physical examination revealed extensive, erythematous plaques with overlying thick scales that covered more than 80% of her body surface area, which included the face, scalp, trunk, and limbs. Because of the severity of the disease and lack of treatment response to other systemic therapies, she was treated with ustekinumab. Three weeks after ustekinumab was initiated, her psoriatic lesions fully cleared. |
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Keywords: | inflammatory disorders psoriasis quality of life therapy‐systemic |
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