Multiple courses of steroid pulse therapy are required in treating acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis patients with a large anhidrotic area: A retrospective study of 28 cases

This study aims to clarify the factors associated with AIGA disease severity and with AIGA patients' responses to steroid pulse therapy. We retrospectively analysed the clinical information of 28 patients with AIGA in our department from the last 10 years. Univariate analysis revealed that patients with a large anhidrotic area need multiple courses of steroid pulse therapy.PMID:37888886 | DOI:10.1111/ajd.14180

Source: The Australasian Journal of Dermatology - October 27, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Keisuke Imafuku Teruki Yanagi Norihiro Yoshimoto Hajime Miyazawa Hiroaki Iwata Hideyuki Ujiie Source Type: research