Case Reports in Dermatology (Jan 2011)

Linear Psoriasis – A Case Report

  • Ana Brinca,
  • F. Santiago,
  • D. Serra,
  • P. Andrade,
  • R. Vieira,
  • A. Figueiredo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000324190
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 8 – 12

Abstract

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A 56-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of erythematous plaques covered by scales and limited to the right side of her body. The plaques were arranged along Blaschko’s lines with a marked mid-line cutoff. The histopathologic analysis of a skin biopsy in conjunction with the anamnesis allowed the diagnosis of linear psoriasis. Our patient showed a good clinical response to antipsoriatic treatment.

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