Acrodermatitis continua de Hallopeau: reporte de un caso

La acrodermatitis continua de Hallopeau (ACH) es una enfermedad inflamatoria cronica que afecta a los dedos de las manos y/o pies, se caracteriza por una placa eritematodescamativa con erupciones pustulosas esteriles. Es una patologia rara o quiza subdiagnosticada y mas frecuente en mujeres de edad mediana, segun los pocos casos reportados. Se presenta el siguiente caso clinico de una adolescente de 15 anos de edad, que presento una placa eritematodescamativa con pustulas esteriles, en tres oportunidades a lo largo de dos anos. El diagnostico de ACH se realizo por la clinica y la histologia. Se indico tratamiento con acitretina via oral y se tiene mejoria clinica importante. The acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau (ACH) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the fingers and toes, is characterized by erythematous scaly plaque with sterile pustular eruptions. It is a rare condition or perhaps underdiagnosed, according the few reported cases is more common in middle aged women. We report the case of a 15 year-old woman which presented an erythematous plaque with sterile pustules on three occasions along two years, the diagnosis of ACH was made by clinical and histology. Acitretin therapy is indicated orally and has significant clinical improvement.