MULTIPLE, ERUPTIVE DERMATOFIBROMAS

Authors
VERALDI S DRUDI E GIANOTTI R
Citation
S. Veraldi et al., MULTIPLE, ERUPTIVE DERMATOFIBROMAS, EJD. European journal of dermatology, 6(7), 1996, pp. 523-524
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
EJD. European journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
11671122
Volume
6
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
523 - 524
Database
ISI
SICI code
1167-1122(1996)6:7<523:MED>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Multiple dermatofibromas may be associated with metabolic diseases, im mune-mediated diseases and HIV infection. Dermatofibromas may also app ear following immunosuppressive therapies. We report on a 43-year-old woman who developed multiple, eruptive dermatofibromas on the chest an d lower limbs after prolonged therapy with systemic corticosteroids an d ACTH for pulmonary sarcoidosis.