Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid Type

Antonella Tammaro; Claudia Abruzzese; Alessandra Narcisi; Giorgia Cortesi; Francesca Romana Parisella; Pier Paolo Di Russo; Gabriella De Marco; Severino Persechino

doi:10.1155/2014/976851

Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine (Jan 2014)

Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid Type

Antonella Tammaro,
Claudia Abruzzese,
Alessandra Narcisi,
Giorgia Cortesi,
Francesca Romana Parisella,
Pier Paolo Di Russo,
Gabriella De Marco,
Severino Persechino

Affiliations

Antonella Tammaro: NESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, Italy
Claudia Abruzzese: NESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, Italy
Alessandra Narcisi: NESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, Italy
Giorgia Cortesi: NESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, Italy
Francesca Romana Parisella: Faculty of Medicine, University of Towson, Towson, MD 21204, USA
Pier Paolo Di Russo: NESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, Italy
Gabriella De Marco: NESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, Italy
Severino Persechino: NESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/976851
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2014

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We report the case of cutaneous sarcoidosis of lichenoid type successfully treated with pimecrolimus. For the first time in the literature, we propose the use of this topical calcineurin inhibitor for the treatment of the cases refractory to common therapy regimens.

Published in Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine

ISSN: 2090-6463 (Print); 2090-6471 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dermatology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/8513

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