LICHEN MYXOEDEMATOSUS TREATED WITH CYCLOSPORINE-A - A NEW THERAPEUTICAPPROACH FOR A DISABLING DERMATOSIS

Authors
FOTI C VENA GA FILOTICO R GRANDOLFO M ANGELINI G
Citation
C. Foti et al., LICHEN MYXOEDEMATOSUS TREATED WITH CYCLOSPORINE-A - A NEW THERAPEUTICAPPROACH FOR A DISABLING DERMATOSIS, Journal of dermatological treatment, 6(1), 1995, pp. 9-11
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Journal of dermatological treatment → ACNP
ISSN journal
09546634
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
9 - 11
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-6634(1995)6:1<9:LMTWC->2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Lichen myxoedematosus (papular mucinosis) is characterized by papular lesions (and sometimes by internal involvement) caused by a dermal inf iltrate of acid mucopolysaccharides which induce extensive thickening and hardening of the skin. The aetiopathogenesis of the disease is unk nown. The therapy is generally by immunosuppression. We report the cas e of a 63-year-old man with lichen myxoedematosus successfully treated with cyclosporin A.