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. 2013 Aug;25(3):368-70.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2013.25.3.368. Epub 2013 Aug 13.

Severe refractory atopic dermatitis in an adolescent patient successfully treated with ustekinumab

Anna Agusti-Mejias  1 , Francesc Messeguer, Ramón García, Isabel Febrer
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Severe refractory atopic dermatitis in an adolescent patient successfully treated with ustekinumab

Anna Agusti-Mejias et al. Ann Dermatol. 2013 Aug.
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Fig. 1
Patient lesions in January 2011, erythematous scaly plaques over 80% of her total body surface (SCORing atopic dermatitis [SCORAD]: 23).
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Fig. 2
Histopathologic findings of skin biopsy specimen from eczematous lesion before treatment, revealing features of subacute eczema with irregular acanthosis of epidermis, moderate spongiosis, and mixed cellular infiltrate of lymphocytes and histiocytes (H&E, ×100).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Absence of lesions in July 2011 (SCORing atopic dermatitis [SCORAD]: 0), 4 months after starting ustekinumab.
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