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- Title
The Successful Treatment of a Case of Linear Psoriasis with Ixekizumab.
- Authors
Ghoneim, Sara; Ramos-Rodriguez, Alvaro J.; Vazquez de Lara, Fernando; Bonomo, Lauren
- Abstract
Linear psoriasis is an unusual clinical variation of psoriasis that manifests segmentally along the lines of Blaschko. A major differential diagnosis is inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN). The treatment of linear psoriasis is often challenging, with inadequate response to biological agents reported in the literature. We report a case of a 25-year-old African-American female who presented with asymptomatic hyperkeratotic papules along the lines of Blaschko and was subsequently diagnosed with linear psoriasis. After failing conventional treatment regimens, the patient received a trial of ixekizumab with complete resolution of cutaneous lesions reported after 4 months and only 8 doses of the anti-IL-17 biologic agent.
- Subjects
SKIN disease treatment; BIOLOGIC predation models; EPIDERMAL nevus syndromes; CUTANEOUS manifestations of general diseases
- Publication
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2017, p1
- ISSN
2090-6463
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1155/2017/3280215