The Ewha Medical Journal
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine
Case Report

Two Cases of Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis

Joo Hyun Byun, Jeong Hee Hahm, Hong Il Kook
Corresponding author: Hong Il Kook. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Two cases of subcorneal pustular dermatosis are presented. The clinical and histopathological findings are discussed. In case 1, treatment of combination of dapsone and corticosteroids was relatively ineffective. In case 2, treatment with combination of dapsone, ultraviolet light, and triamcinilone intralesional injection, was satisfactory clinical response transiently, but complete remission could not obtained.