Successful Treatment of Verruca Vulgaris Mimicking Prurigo Nodularis with Acitretin: A Case Report 

Authors

  • Hande Ulusal, Özlem Su, Dilek Biyik Ozkaya and Nahide Onsun Department of Dermatology, Bezmialem Vakıf University Medicine Faculty, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12970/2310-998X.2014.02.02.3

Keywords:

 Verruca vulgaris, Prurigo nodularis, Acitretin.

Abstract

 Diseases of verruca group are skin infections that occur by human papilloma virus (HPV) and are characterized by benign epithelial hyperplasia and excess keratin production. Prurigo nodularis is a chronic skin disorder which is characterized with pruritic verrucous papulonodular lesions. There are many of dermatological diseases that can mimic prurigo nodularis in the literature. This case is reported because its raritiy. 

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2014-04-05

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