Successful treatment of Grover's disease with calcipotriol

Eur J Dermatol. 1998 Jan-Feb;8(1):33-5.

Abstract

We report the case of an 84-year-old man with clinical, histological and electron-microscopic features of a Darier-like pattern of Grover's disease. The lesions had a persistent course, with a 5-month history before diagnosis and a clinical onset 2 years after the surgical removal of a cholangiocarcinoma. A significant clinical improvement was observed after a three-week course of calcipotriol ointment applied as a monotherapy regimen. Clinical uses of topical calcipotriol in dermatological conditions are reviewed with emphasis on dyskeratotic disorders.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acantholysis / drug therapy*
  • Acantholysis / pathology*
  • Administration, Topical
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Calcitriol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Calcitriol / therapeutic use
  • Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Dermatologic Agents
  • calcipotriene
  • Calcitriol