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Wang J, Zhang Y, Pan M. Thalidomide as a potential adjuvant treatment for paraneoplastic pemphigus: A single-center experience. Dermatol Ther 2020; 33:e14353. [PMID: 32990359 PMCID: PMC7816226 DOI: 10.1111/dth.14353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is a rare autoimmune bullous disease associated with an underlying malignancy. The survival rate at 5 years is reported to be as low as 38%. Thalidomide is a medication with strong anti‐inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antiangiogenic, and sedative properties. Recently, the successful application of thalidomide in several dermatological and hematological disorders inspired us to investigate its potential as an adjuvant treatment for PNP. Here, we report our experience of trial thalidomide therapy in 14 PNP patients. After treatment of their associated tumors, the patients were administered thalidomide (75‐100 mg/d) combined with or without low‐ to mid‐dose oral prednisone. Twelve patients completed the therapy. Seven patients (58%) achieved complete remission with no relapse, including two patients who received thalidomide monotherapy. Five patients (42%) died within 1 to 3 months. The 1‐year and 2‐year survival rates in our case series were 58% and 55%, respectively. The regimen was well tolerated. Although the treatment experience presented has a limited sample size and no control, our results imply that thalidomide may be an effective, safe, and economical treatment option for PNP patients. Further research is needed to better understand the mechanisms of action of thalidomide in PNP.
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- Jingying Wang
- Department of Dermatology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Baoshan Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Chavez‐Alvarez S, Villarreal‐Martinez A, Ocampo‐Candiani J, Gomez‐Flores M, Vazquez‐Martinez O, Gonzalez‐Saldivar G, Herz‐Ruelas ME. Cutaneous manifestations of Castleman disease. Int J Dermatol 2020; 59:1226-1240. [DOI: 10.1111/ijd.15043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Sonia Chavez‐Alvarez
- Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Monterrey Nuevo León México
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- Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Monterrey Nuevo León México
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- Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Monterrey Nuevo León México
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- Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Monterrey Nuevo León México
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- Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Monterrey Nuevo León México
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- Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Monterrey Nuevo León México
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Takahashi H, Iriki H, Mukai M, Kamata A, Nomura H, Yamagami J, Amagai M. Autoimmunity and immunological tolerance in autoimmune bullous diseases. Int Immunol 2020; 31:431-437. [PMID: 30887049 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxz030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Autoimmune diseases are devastating conditions in which the immune system is directed against the host, leading to life-threatening destruction of organs. Although autoantigens are ill-defined in most autoimmune diseases, this is not the case in the skin. Autoimmune bullous diseases have been extensively studied with detailed characterization of autoantigens, the epitopes that are targeted, and the mechanisms of action that mediate autoimmune tissue destruction. Pemphigus is an autoimmune bullous disease caused by circulating IgG that targets two desmosomal proteins, desmoglein 1 and 3, which are crucial for cell-cell adhesion of keratinocytes. Binding of auto-antibodies to desmogleins impairs keratinocyte adhesion, leading to severe blistering disease. Mouse models that recapitulate the human disease have been instrumental in elucidating the detailed pathophysiology. Taking advantage of the fact that desmogleins are specifically targeted in pemphigus, studying humoral and cellular autoimmunity against these autoantigens provides us with an opportunity to understand not only the effector mechanisms of B and T cells in mediating pathology but also how autoreactive lymphocytes are regulated during development in the thymus and post-development in the periphery. This review introduces pemphigus and its subtypes as prototypic autoimmune diseases from which recent basic and translational developments should provide insight into how autoimmunity develops.
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- Hayato Takahashi
- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Koç G, Turk H, Un S, Isoglu CS, Zorlu F. Castleman's disease imitating adrenal mass in the retroperitoneal area. Can Urol Assoc J 2015; 9:E48-51. [PMID: 25624969 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.2266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Castleman's disease (CD) is a non-clonal lymph node hyperplasia, mostly seen in the mediastinum. It has various clinical and pathological outcomes. There are different treatments because of its rare occurance and heterogenity. We present 2 cases which were referred to our clinic as retroperitoneal mass and diagnosed as CD after surgical resection.
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- Gökhan Koç
- Department of Urology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Katip Çelebi University Medical School Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Lehman VT, Barrick BJ, Pittelkow MR, Peller PJ, Camilleri MJ, Lehman JS. Diagnostic imaging in paraneoplastic autoimmune multiorgan syndrome: retrospective single site study and literature review of 225 patients. Int J Dermatol 2014; 54:424-37. [DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Vezzoli P, Berti E, Marzano AV. Rationale and efficacy for the use of rituximab in paraneoplastic pemphigus. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2014; 4:351-63. [DOI: 10.1586/1744666x.4.3.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hata T, Nishimoto S, Nagao K, Takahashi H, Yoshida K, Ohyama M, Yamada T, Asano K, Amagai M. Ectopic Expression of Epidermal Antigens Renders the Lung a Target Organ in Paraneoplastic Pemphigus. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 191:83-90. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Numata S, Teye K, Tsuruta D, Sogame R, Ishii N, Koga H, Natsuaki Y, Tsuchisaka A, Hamada T, Karashima T, Nakama T, Furumura M, Ohata C, Kawakami T, Schepens I, Borradori L, Hashimoto T. Anti-α-2-macroglobulin-like-1 autoantibodies are detected frequently and may be pathogenic in paraneoplastic pemphigus. J Invest Dermatol 2013; 133:1785-93. [PMID: 23407400 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) shows autoantibodies mainly to plakin and desmosomal cadherin family proteins. We have recently identified alpha-2-macroglobulin-like-1 (A2ML1), a broad range protease inhibitor, as a unique PNP antigen. In this study, we tested a large number of PNP sera by various methods. Forty (69.0%) of 58 PNP sera recognized A2ML1 recombinant protein expressed in COS7 cells by immunofluorescence (IF) and/or immunoprecipitation (IP)/immunoblotting (IB). IP/IB showed higher sensitivity than IF. In addition, 22 (37.9%) PNP sera reacted with A2ML1 by IB of cultured normal human keratinocytes (NHKs) under non-reducing conditions. Statistical analyses using various clinical and immunological data showed that the presence of anti-A2ML1 autoantibodies was associated with early disease onset and absence of ocular lesions. Next, to investigate the pathogenic role of anti-A2ML1 antibody, we performed additional functional studies. Addition of anti-A2ML1 polyclonal antibody to culture media decreased NHK cell adhesion examined by dissociation assay, and increased plasmin activity detected by casein zymography, suggesting that anti-A2ML1 antibody may decrease NHK cell adhesion through plasmin activation by inhibition of A2ML1. This study demonstrates that autoantibodies to A2ML1 are frequently and specifically detected and may have a pathogenic role in PNP.
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- Sanae Numata
- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, Kurume, Japan
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is a life-threatening autoimmune blistering skin disease. Clinically, it is characterized by severe mucosal erosions and various cutaneous lesions associated with lymphoproliferative neoplasmas. Suprabasal acantholysis and clefts with scattered necrotic keratinocytes are the unique histopathological features. PNP patient sera recognize multiple antigens, which have been identified as the plakin protein family that includes desmoplakin, bullous pemphigoid antigen I (BPAG1), envoplakin and periplakin, and desmogleins 1 and 3. Castleman's tumor, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, thymoma, follicular dendritic cell sarcoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia are the commonly associated neoplasmas in PNP. We have also demonstrated that the autoantibodies reacting to epidermal proteins are directly produced by the cells in the associated tumors. Bronchiolitis obliterans is frequently found in PNP and may cause respiratory failure and death. In our experience, the early detection and removal of the tumor and i.v. administration of immunoglobulin are critical for the treatment of PNP.
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- Xuejun Zhu
- Department of Dermatology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Menenakos C, Braumann C, Hartmann J, Jacobi CA. Retroperitoneal Castleman's tumor and paraneoplastic pemphigus: report of a case and review of the literature. World J Surg Oncol 2007; 5:45. [PMID: 17466075 PMCID: PMC1866232 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-5-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2007] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative syndrome. Its etiology and pathogenesis are unclear. The disease can be occasionally associated with a paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP), an autoimmune mucocutaneous disorder commonly seen in neoplasms of lymphocytic origin. Case presentation We present a case of a 63-year old male patient who was referred for surgical treatment of a lately diagnosed retroperitoneal pelvic mass. The patient had been already treated for two years due to progressive diffuse cutaneous lesions histologically consistent with lichen ruber verucosus and pemphigus vulgaris. Intraoperatively a highly vascularized solid mass occupying the small pelvis was resected after meticulous vascular ligation and hemostasis. After surgery and following immunosuppressive treatment a clear remission of the skin lesions was observed. Conclusion Castleman's tumor should be always suspected when a retroperitoneal mass is combined with PNP. In a review of the literature we found 37 additional cases. Complete surgical resection of the tumor can be curative in most of the cases.
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- Charalambos Menenakos
- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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A 69-year-old Chinese man presented in 2001 with a blistering eruption over the upper and lower limbs associated with oral ulceration for 1 month. He had stage IIIA follicular small cell cleaved non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed 5 years previously, and had received several lines of palliative chemotherapy, including two courses of chlorambucil, six cycles of cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and prednisolone (CHOP), and two four-cycle courses of rituximab, with disease stabilization at the time of presentation. Examination revealed erythematous, annular plaques with raised, urticarial borders studded with tense bullae and vesicles over the thighs. Some lesions were arciform and annular, with vesicles arranged in a ring at the border (Fig. 1). There was involvement of the feet with desquamation at the tips of the toes (Fig. 2). Severe erosions with hemorrhagic crusts on the lips, tongue, and buccal mucosa were seen. Herpes simplex virus serology was negative. A biopsy specimen from a vesicle on the left thigh showed suprabasal acantholysis (Fig. 3), some apoptotic keratinocytes (Fig. 4), satellite cell necrosis in the epidermis, and a superficial perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes and eosinophils. Direct immunofluorescence showed intercellular immunoglobulin G (IgG) and C3 within the epidermis and along the basement membrane zone. Indirect immunofluorescence on monkey esophagus was positive for anti-intercellular antibody at a titre of 1/160 and positive on rat bladder at a titre of 1/80. A presumptive diagnosis of paraneoplastic pemphigus was made. This was later confirmed by the presence of antibodies against envoplakin (210 kDa), periplakin (190 kDa), and desmoglein 1 on immunoprecipitation studies. He was started on prednisolone 60 mg/day (1 mg/kg/day), with complete resolution of skin lesions within 1 week, but persistence of oral ulcers. Cyclophosphamide was added at a low dose of 1 mg/kg/day as he had baseline leukopenia. Cyclosporine was later added to a maximum of 4 mg/kg/day with only mild improvement of the oral lesions. He declined rituximab therapy. He died 2 months later from fulminant pneumonia.
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- Joyce Siong-See Lee
- National Skin Centre and Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Singapore.
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Castleman's disease (CD) was first described in 1954 and further defined in 1956 by Castleman. Since then much has been learned about the heterogeneity of this condition. Subsequently, three pathologic classifications have been developed (hyaline vascular variant, plasma cell variant, and mixed variant) and two clinical classifications (unicentric [unifocal or localized] and multicentric [multifocal or generalized]). The pathology found with the unicentric presentation is most commonly that of the HV variant. It responds well to surgical resection and is associated with a benign course. The multicentric presentation is rarely composed of lymph nodes with HV pathology, but rather with the plasma cell or mixed pathology. This presentation requires systemic therapy and prognosis is guarded. Associated systemic symptoms are common. There is an increased incidence of CD in patients with HIV. The human herpes virus-8 is associated with nearly all of the HIV-associated CD cases and nearly 50% of non-HIV cases. Interleukin (IL)-6 has also been shown to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Paraneoplastic and autoimmune entities are not uncommon in the disorder. Variable benefit has been achieved with single agent chemotherapy, combination chemotherapy, interferon (IFN)-alpha, rituximab, anti-IL-6 receptor antibodies, and thalidomide. Patients with CD are at increased risk for developing frank malignant lymphoma.
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- Angela Dispenzieri
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Paraneoplastic syndromes are a group of clinical manifestations associated with a malignancy, but not directly related to the primary tumor itself or to its metastases. Characteristically, they follow a course parallel to the tumor, resolve with successful treatment of the primary tumor, and tend to recur with its relapse or the onset of metastases. The mechanism by which they occur is not well understood, but may be related to the production of bioactive substances by or in response to the tumor, such as polypeptide hormones, hormone-like peptides, antibodies or immune complexes, cytokines, or growth factors.
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- Isabelle Thomas
- Department of Dermatology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, 07103-2714, USA
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BACKGROUND Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is an autoimmune mucocutaneous disease associated with lymphoproliferative neoplasms, and frequently with a very rare tumour, Castleman's disease. OBJECTIVES To analyse the clinical history, immunopathological and histopathological findings in 28 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of PNP and Castleman's disease. METHODS Sera from all patients were assayed by indirect immunofluorescence (IF) and immunoprecipitation (IP) for plakin autoantibodies, immunoblotting for detection of plectin autoantibodies, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of desmoglein (Dsg)1 and Dsg3 autoantibodies. RESULTS Severe oral mucositis was observed in all patients, and lichenoid cutaneous lesions were seen in 19 of 28. Twenty cases of Castleman's disease were of the hyaline vascular type, four were of plasmacytoid type and four were of mixed type. Striking findings included pulmonary destruction leading to bronchiolitis obliterans in 26 patients and fatal outcome due to respiratory failure in 22 patients with pulmonary involvement. Histological findings included lichenoid and interface dermatitis with variable intraepithelial acantholysis. Direct IF showed deposition of IgG and C3 in the mouth and skin in 24 of 28 patients. However, indirect IF detected serum IgG autoantibodies in all patients. IP revealed IgG autoantibodies against desmoplakin I, envoplakin and periplakin in all cases, and against desmoplakin II and the 170-kDa antigen in 19 patients. Dsg3 and Dsg1 autoantibodies were present in 22 and 11 patients, respectively, and plectin autoantibodies in 23 patients. CONCLUSIONS PNP in association with Castleman's disease presents with severe oral mucositis and cutaneous lichenoid lesions. Serum autoantibodies against plakin proteins are the most diagnostic markers. Pulmonary injury with respiratory failure is the cause of death in most cases.
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- O V Nikolskaia
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross Building, Suite 771, Baltimore, MD 21205, U.S.A
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BACKGROUND Paraneoplastic pemphigus is an autoimmune mucocutaneous disease associated with Castleman's tumours, which when surgically removed often result in great improvement of mucocutaneous lesions. An IgG autoantibody against epidermal proteins is often used as a diagnostic marker for disease. Our aim was to ascertain the role of Castleman's tumours in production of the autoantibody and pathogenesis of paraneoplastic pemphigus. METHODS We enrolled seven patients with paraneoplastic pemphigus associated with Castleman's disease and assessed the effect of removal of tumours on mucocutaneous lesions in six individuals and on autoantibody titre with indirect immunofluorescence in four patients. We cultured tumour cells from one patient and assayed the secreted autoantibody. Finally, we characterised the gene sequence and expression of the variable region of the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgV(H)) in tumour B cells from all patients by reverse transcription-PCR, DNA sequencing, and in-situ hybridisation. FINDINGS Cutaneous lesions disappeared within 6-11 weeks after resection of tumours. Mucosal lesions also improved in this period, but lasted for 5-10 months overall. Autoantibody titre decreased and became undetectable within 5-9 weeks in three of four patients assessed. We identified secreted autoantibody, similar to that identified in patients' serum, in cultured tumour cells. The tumour B-cells of the seven patients shared and expressed two rearrangement patterns of complementarity determining region 3 (CDR3) of IgV(H). INTERPRETATION Secreted autoantibody from Castleman's tumours, which reacts against epidermal proteins, could be an essential factor in the pathogenesis of paraneoplastic pemphigus. We noted clonal rearrangement, resulting in similar variable regions of IgV(H), in tumour B cells isolated from all seven patients. However, whether this pattern is associated with autoimmunity remains to be ascertained.
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- Liangchun Wang
- Department of Dermatology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Hoffman MA, Qiao X, Anhalt GJ. CD8+ T lymphocytes in bronchiolitis obliterans, paraneoplastic pemphigus, and solitary Castleman's disease. N Engl J Med 2003; 349:407-8. [PMID: 12878753 DOI: 10.1056/nejm200307243490421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mar WA, Glaesser R, Struble K, Stephens-Groff S, Bangert J, Hansen RC. Paraneoplastic pemphigus with bronchiolitis obliterans in a child. Pediatr Dermatol 2003; 20:238-42. [PMID: 12787274 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2003.20311.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is a rare blistering autoimmune disease associated with an underlying neoplasm, mucous membrane erosions, and occasionally bronchiolitis obliterans. Most cases have been reported in adults and the number of childhood cases in the current literature is limited. We describe a young patient with PNP who was initially misdiagnosed as having recurrent Stevens-Johnson syndrome. This patient had an underlying inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor and subsequently developed fatal progressive bronchiolitis obliterans.
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- Winnie A Mar
- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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Chin AC, Stich D, White FV, Radhakrishnan J, Holterman MJ. Paraneoplastic pemphigus and bronchiolitis obliterans associated with a mediastinal mass: A rare case of Castleman's disease with respiratory failure requiring lung transplantation. J Pediatr Surg 2001; 36:E22. [PMID: 11733934 DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.28877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Castleman's disease is an infrequent and usually benign lymphoproliferative disorder. Resection of the tumor usually is curative. The immunostimulatory nature of the tumor can, in rare instances, result in paraneoplastic manifestations. The authors present a case of a 14 year old with mucocutaneous ulcerations and progressive dyspnea that was found to have a large mediastinal mass and circulating autoantibodies that were responsible for his paraneoplastic pemphigus and bronchiolitis obliterans. In spite of aggressive immunotherapy to control the autoimmune mucocutaneous lesions, the pulmonary fibrosis was irreversible and progressed to pulmonary failure necessitating lung transplantation. J Pediatr Surg 36:E22.
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- A C Chin
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago IL, USA
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