Korean J Dermatol.
1989 Feb;27(1):69-72.
A Case of Impetigo Herpetiformis Treated with Retinoid
Abstract
- We present a case of impetigo herpetiformis occurring in a 20-year-old primigravida who developed severe cutsneous lesion which was characterized by groups of small, sterile pustules on an inflamed base and was associated with fever, chill, and malaise. Histopathologic findings showed acute inflammatory reaction with spongiform pustule of Kogoj in the upper epidermis and microabscess within the horny layer, Antibiotics and steroids treatment even aggravated the disease. After delivery, she was given oral retinoid(Tigason ), and consequently the skin lesions cleared in (i weeks.
