Infantile erythrodermic psoriasis: A case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Erythroderma in infants can be attributed to plenty of causes, the more common ones being nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, lamellar ichthyosis, bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, severe atopic dermatitis, etc., However, there can be circumstances where infantile psoriasis can present to us with erythroderma; this may be a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. Hereby, we present a case of a young boy with recurrent erythroderma.

Keywords

• Infantile erythrodermic variant
• psoriasis
• rare presentation