Two cases of eczematid-like purpura of Doucas and Kapetanakis responsive to narrow band ultraviolet B treatment

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KARADAG A., Bilgili S., ONDER S., CALKA O.

PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE, vol.29, no.2, pp.97-99, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 29 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2013
• Doi Number: 10.1111/phpp.12028
• Journal Name: PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.97-99
• Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Eczematid-like purpura of Doucas and Kapetanakis is a type of pigmented purpuric dermatoses (PPDs) with eczematous changes in the purpuric surface. A 10-year-old male and a 44-year-old male patients were admitted to our clinics for itching and flaking of the skin rashes. Based on the clinical and histopathological evaluations, the rashes were identified as eczematid-like PPDs of Doucas and Kapetanakis. Both patients were treated with narrow band ultraviolet B. The lesions were remarkably regressed following the treatment. These cases reported due its rarity and good response to narrow band ultraviolet B.