A case of generalized ostraceous psoriasis mimicking dermatitis neglecta
AUTOR(ES)
Nascimento, Bianca Angelina Macêdo do, Carvalho, Alessandra Haber, Dias, Carolina Moraes, Lage, Thaiane Lima, Carneiro, Clívia Maria Oliveira, Bittencourt, Maraya de Jesus Semblano
FONTE
An. Bras. Dermatol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2015-06
RESUMO
AbstractLithium has been implicated in the exacerbation of pre-existing psoriasis, in the induction of psoriasis on previously uninvolved skin of psoriasis patients, and in the triggering of psoriasis for the first time in patients without a personal or family history. Lithium-induced psoriasis (and its resistance to treatment) is one of the major reasons for noncompliance in patients treated with lithium. We describe a male patient who developed generalized ostraceous psoriasis whose clinical appearance mimicked dermatitis neglecta, 10 months after starting therapy with lithium.