Wolf’s isotopic response - Rupioid psoriasis developing on healed lesions of varicella

Authors

  • Joyeeta Chowdhury Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Saikat Bannerjee Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Alok Kumar Roy Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.26.3.2016.38

Keywords:

Isotopic response, varicella, rupioid psoriasis

Abstract

Occurrence of an unrelated disease on the site of a healed disease is known as Wolf’s isotopic response. There are reports of various diseases occurring as isotopic response on healed lesions of herpes zoster commonly. We report a case of rupioid psoriasis developing on healed lesions of varicella in a young boy.

Author Biographies

Joyeeta Chowdhury, Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal

Department of Dermatology

Saikat Bannerjee, Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal

Department of Dermatology

Alok Kumar Roy, Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal

Department of Dermatology

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Published

2017-03-29

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Chowdhury J, Bannerjee S, Roy AK. Wolf’s isotopic response - Rupioid psoriasis developing on healed lesions of varicella. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2017Mar.29 [cited 2026Apr.21];26(3):273-5. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/38

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Vol. 26 No. 3 (2016): July - September

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Case Reports

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