Recalcitrant necrobiotic xanthogranuloma responding to pulsed high-dose oral dexamethasone plus maintenance therapy with oral prednisolone

被引:43
作者
Chave, TA [1 ]
Chowdhury, MMU [1 ]
Holt, PJA [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wales Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Cardiff CF14 4XN, S Glam, Wales
关键词
corticosteroids; histiocytic disorders; necrobiosis; necrobiotic xanthogranuloma;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.03967.x
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
A patient with the rare condition necrobiotic xanthogranuloma was treated from 1992 to 1999 with multiple therapies, none of which was effective. Her disease was progressive, causing significant disability. In September 1999 a trial of high-dose pulsed oral dexamethasone with maintenance corticosteroids led to a substantial improvement in her condition.
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