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ArticleIntegrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.)2017

Discrete and Coalescing Pustules Masking Severe Recalcitrant Rosacea Due to

Megan Vissing, Chase Wilson, Nico Mousdicas, Stefanie Ali

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Article in Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Megan Vissing
Chase Wilson
Nico Mousdicas
Stefanie Ali

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextRosacea is a frequent and often easily treatable condition in dermatological practice. The clinical manifestations of rosacea are hypothesized to be the result of a dysregulation of the innate immune system. The roles played by outside factors, such as the presence of

objectiveThe current study intended to examine the contribution of immunosuppression to a case of recalcitrant rosacea and the effects of nutritional status in the resolution of the skin disease.

designThe research team designed a case study.

settingThe study took place at the dermatology clinic of the Department of Dermatology at Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN, USA). PARTICIPANT: The participant was a 36-y-old male patient at the clinic with a recalcitrant dermatosis of the face and neck. This patient's disease had persisted despite multiple standard treatments for facial dermatitis, rosacea, and granulomatous rosacea with a high

interventionThe intervention included a tapering course of cyclosporin, 3 mg of ivermectin daily for 3 wk, 500 mg daily of ascorbic acid, 1000 units daily of cholecalciferol, and green smoothies. OUTCOME MEASURES: The study measured the patient's levels of immunoglobulin M (IgM), 25 hydroxyvitamin D, and ascorbic acid.

resultsThe testing showed isolated IgM deficiency and low levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D and ascorbic acid. The rash resolved following the tapering course of cyclosporin and vitamin repletion through supplements and dietary alteration.

conclusionsThe case was one with multiple confounding variables: (1) the presence of

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