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Delaleu J, Bouaziz JD. Overview of Neutrophilic Biology, Pathophysiology, and Classification of Neutrophilic Dermatoses. Dermatol Clin 2024; 42:147-156. [PMID: 38423677 DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2023.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Neutrophilic dermatoses are a group of inflammatory skin conditions characterized by a neutrophilic infiltrate on histopathology with no evidence of infection. These conditions present with a wide range of clinical manifestations, including pustules, bullae, abscesses, papules, nodules, plaques, and ulcers. The classification of neutrophilic dermatoses is based on the localization of neutrophils in the skin. The pathogenic mechanisms of neutrophilic dermatoses involve autoinflammation, neutrophilic dysfunction, clonal somatic mutation and differentiation of the myeloid precursors as encountered in myeloid neoplasm.
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- Jérémie Delaleu
- Dermatology Department, Saint Louis Hospital, APHP Nord Université Paris Cité and INSERM u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", Paris, France
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- Dermatology Department, Saint Louis Hospital, APHP Nord Université Paris Cité and INSERM u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", Paris, France.
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Wallach D. The Neutrophilic Dermatoses, or the Cutaneous Expressions of Neutrophilic Inflammation. Dermatol Clin 2024; 42:139-146. [PMID: 38423676 DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2023.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, or Sweet syndrome, has been described in 1964 and is now considered as a prototypical condition of the group of the neutrophilic dermatoses. Since this time, many clinical conditions have been included in this group and a clinical-pathological classification in 3 subgroups has been proposed. Neutrophilic infiltrates can localize in all internal organs. This defines the neutrophilic disease, which induces difficult diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Autoinflammation is the main pathophysiological mechanism of the neutrophilic dermatoses. There is a special link between myeloid malignancies (leukemia and myelodysplasia) and the neutrophilic dermatoses.
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Nguyen GH, Camilleri MJ, Wetter DA. Characterization and Management of Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds, Aseptic Abscess Syndrome, Behçet Disease, Neutrophilic Eccrine Hidradenitis, and Pyostomatitis Vegetans-Pyodermatitis Vegetans. Dermatol Clin 2024; 42:231-245. [PMID: 38423684 DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2023.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Neutrophilic dermatoses are a broadly heterogeneous group of inflammatory skin disorders. This article reviews 5 conditions: amicrobial pustulosis of the folds, aseptic abscess syndrome, Behçet disease, neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis, and pyostomatitis vegetans-pyodermatitis vegetans.The authors include up-to-date information about their epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinicopathologic features, diagnosis, and management.
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- Giang Huong Nguyen
- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Yamamoto T. Role of neutrophils in cutaneous lupus erythematosus. J Dermatol 2024; 51:180-184. [PMID: 38009863 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.17036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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There are various types of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), either with or without the association of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In some of the subtypes of cutaneous lupus, histopathology reveals neutrophil infiltration in the lesional skin; however, the significance of neutrophils in CLE is not yet fully elucidated. Recent studies have shown that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formation by activated neutrophils is observed in several types of CLE, including lupus panniculitis, subacute lupus erythematosus, and acute lupus erythematosus, although the number of reports is small. Excessive NETosis, due to either increased NETs formation or defective clearance of NETs, may play a role in the induction of autoimmunity and autoantibody production in SLE, as well as endothelial damage, thrombus formation, and vascular damage in the lesional skin. CLE is an excessive interferon-driven autoimmune disease. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are located in lupus erythematosus skin and contribute to the etiology of skin lesions as a main producing cell of type I interferon. Neutrophils, monocytes, and keratinocytes also produce type I interferon via several triggers. Neutrophils play an important role in the innate immune response in SLE. In this review, several types of CLE with neutrophil infiltration, as well as the role of neutrophils are discussed.
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- Toshiyuki Yamamoto
- Department of Dermatology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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Varano AT, McKinley TD, Junkins-Hopkins JM. Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds: A case report of a rare variant of neutrophilic dermatosis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Cutan Pathol 2024; 51:45-49. [PMID: 37646439 DOI: 10.1111/cup.14508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds (APF) is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis found in association with autoimmune diseases. We present a 49-year-old woman with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus and a recurrent pustular eruption in the cutaneous folds. Histologic examination revealed spongiform pustulosis and dermal neutrophilic infiltrate. The Gram and periodic acid-Schiff stains were negative for bacteria and fungi. A diagnosis of amicrobial pustulosis of the folds was given. While there is no standard treatment, our patient's symptoms resolved following an oral prednisone taper and have not recurred since starting colchicine. The presence of pustules and erosive plaques in skin folds in young women with autoimmune conditions should raise suspicion for APF. The combination of localized neutrophilic spongiosis with intraepidermal or subcorneal pustules in conjunction with dermal changes of a neutrophilic dermatosis is a helpful clue to the diagnosis. If the patient does not already have a diagnosis of an underlying autoimmune condition, a presentation of APF should prompt further screening consisting of a relevant review of symptoms and appropriate assessment for autoimmune antibodies, since APF may precede the diagnosis of autoimmune disorders.
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- Alison T Varano
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Delaleu J, Lepelletier C, Calugareanu A, De Masson A, Charvet E, Petit A, Giurgea I, Amselem S, Karabina S, Jachiet M, Mahevas T, Ram-Wolff C, Vignon-Pennamen MD, Bagot M, Battistella M, Bouaziz JD. Neutrophilic dermatoses. Rev Med Interne 2022; 43:727-738. [PMID: 35870984 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2022.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Neutrophilic dermatoses (ND) are a group of inflammatory skin conditions characterized by a neutrophilic infiltrate on histopathology with no evidence of infection. ND are classified based upon the localization of neutrophils within the skin and clinical features. Recent findings suggest that ND are due to two main mechanisms: i) a polyclonal hereditary activation of the innate immune system (polygenic or monogenic); or ii) a clonal somatic activation of myeloid cells such as encountered in myelodysplastic syndrome or VEXAS syndrome. ND belong to internal medicine as a great number of patients with ND suffer from an underlying condition (such as hematological malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease, auto-immune and auto-inflammatory diseases). ND are diagnoses of exclusion and physicians should always consider differential diagnoses, particularly skin infections. Here, we review the pathophysiology and classification of the main ND (i.e., subcorneal pustular dermatosis (Sneddon-Wilkinson Disease) and Intercellular IgA dermatoses, aseptic pustulosis of the folds, Sweet syndrome, neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis, pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema elevatum diutinum, neutrophilic urticarial dermatosis and neutrophilic panniculitis), their clinical and histopathological features, and we highlight the investigations that are useful to identify ND-associated diseases and to exclude the differential diagnoses.
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- J Delaleu
- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Inserm u933, "Childhood genetic disorders", service de génétique, Sorbonne université, hôpital Armand-Trousseau, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reaction (SCAR) Regional Center, HCL, CHU de Lyon Centre, Lyon, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Inserm u933, "Childhood genetic disorders", service de génétique, Sorbonne université, hôpital Armand-Trousseau, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Inserm u933, "Childhood genetic disorders", service de génétique, Sorbonne université, hôpital Armand-Trousseau, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Inserm u933, "Childhood genetic disorders", service de génétique, Sorbonne université, hôpital Armand-Trousseau, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Service d'anatomie pathologique, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Service d'anatomie pathologique, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm u976 "Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy", université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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Lim DZJ, Tey HL, Lim JHL. Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds with peculiar palmoplantar involvement. Australas J Dermatol 2022; 63:e273-e276. [PMID: 35674386 DOI: 10.1111/ajd.13886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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| | - Hong Liang Tey
- National Skin Centre, Singapore, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Aldea Manrique B, Ramírez Lluch M, García García M, Ara Martín M. Doxiciclina como tratamiento de un nuevo caso de pustulosis amicrobiana de las flexuras. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2022; 113:636-639. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2020.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Aldea Manrique B, Ramírez Lluch M, García García M, Ara Martín M. [Translated article] Doxycycline in the Treatment of a New Case of Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2022.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum: An Updated Literature Review on Established and Emerging Pharmacological Treatments. Am J Clin Dermatol 2022; 23:615-634. [PMID: 35606650 PMCID: PMC9464730 DOI: 10.1007/s40257-022-00699-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare inflammatory skin disease classified within the group of neutrophilic dermatoses and clinically characterized by painful, rapidly evolving cutaneous ulcers with undermined, irregular, erythematous-violaceous edges. Pyoderma gangrenosum pathogenesis is complex and involves a profound dysregulation of components of both innate and adaptive immunity in genetically predisposed individuals, with the follicular unit increasingly recognized as the putative initial target. T helper 17/T helper 1-skewed inflammation and exaggerated inflammasome activation lead to a dysregulated neutrophil-dominant milieu with high levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-1α, IL-8, IL-12, IL-15, IL-17, IL-23, and IL-36. Low-evidence studies and a lack of validated diagnostic and response criteria have hindered the discovery and validation of new effective treatments for pyoderma gangrenosum. We review established and emerging treatments for pyoderma gangrenosum. A therapeutic algorithm based on available evidence is also provided. For emerging treatments, we review target molecules and their role in the pathogenesis of pyoderma gangrenosum.
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Balaguer-Franch I, Hernández de la Torre-Ruiz E, Lacasta-Plasin C, García-Piqueras P, Menchén-Viso L, Baniandrés-Rodríguez O. Pustular lesions in patients with Crohn disease and treatment with tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 47:453-455. [PMID: 34431537 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We present seven new cases of patients with Crohn disease who developed lesions clinically compatible with amicrobial pustulosis of the flexures during their treatment with anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy.
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- I Balaguer-Franch
- Dermatology, Centro de Enfermedades Inflamatorias Mediadas por la Inmunidad, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Dermatology, Centro de Enfermedades Inflamatorias Mediadas por la Inmunidad, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Dermatology, Centro de Enfermedades Inflamatorias Mediadas por la Inmunidad, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Dermatology, Centro de Enfermedades Inflamatorias Mediadas por la Inmunidad, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Service, Centro de Enfermedades Inflamatorias Mediadas por la Inmunidad, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.,Network Biomedical Research Center for Liver and Digestive Diseases (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Dermatology, Centro de Enfermedades Inflamatorias Mediadas por la Inmunidad, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Midorikawa H, Kiniwa Y, Minagawa A, Osawa K, Shirai T, Sano T, Nakamura K, Ashida A, Ueno KI, Takeichi T, Akiyama M, Okuyama R. Case of annular pustular psoriasis/circinate erythematous psoriasis induced by hydroxychloroquine in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: Possible association with CARD-14 mutation. J Dermatol 2021; 48:e440-e442. [PMID: 34080218 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hirotaka Midorikawa
- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Jäger D, Soltanpour N, Gassenmaier M, Volc S, Forchhammer S. [Intertriginous plaques with pustules in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus]. Hautarzt 2021; 72:1113-1115. [PMID: 33852042 DOI: 10.1007/s00105-021-04811-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Daniela Jäger
- Universitätshautklinik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Liebermeisterstr. 25, 72076, Tübingen, Deutschland.
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- Universitätshautklinik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Liebermeisterstr. 25, 72076, Tübingen, Deutschland
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- Universitätshautklinik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Liebermeisterstr. 25, 72076, Tübingen, Deutschland
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- Universitätshautklinik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Liebermeisterstr. 25, 72076, Tübingen, Deutschland
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- Universitätshautklinik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Liebermeisterstr. 25, 72076, Tübingen, Deutschland
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Rani S, Sardana K, Dhiman A, Singh S, Malhotra P, Bhat F. Recurrent amicrobial pustulosis responded well to dapsone. Indian J Dermatol 2021; 66:681-682. [PMID: 35283506 PMCID: PMC8906294 DOI: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_817_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Feldmeyer L, Ribero S, Gloor AD, Borradori L. Neutrophilic dermatoses with unusual and atypical presentations. Clin Dermatol 2020; 39:261-270. [PMID: 34272020 DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Neutrophilic dermatoses (NDs) are a group of reactive, noninfectious autoinflammatory diseases characterized by (1) infiltration of the epidermis, dermis, and or/hypodermis by neutrophils; (2) their association with distinct diseases (eg, hematologic malignancy and chronic inflammatory diseases); (3) potential extracutaneous involvement; and (4) response to anti-inflammatory drugs, such as corticosteroids, dapsone, colchicine, and novel biologic therapies, such as the anti-interleukin-1 blockade. Although distinct NDs have been described, transitional forms with overlapping features are often identified. These justify a simplified classification of NDs with three major forms: superficial (epidermal or pustular) NDs, dermal (en plaques) NDs, and deep NDs. We review selected or novel variants of NDs, including subcorneal pustular dermatosis, the group of immunoglobulin A neutrophilic dermatoses, amicrobial pustular dermatosis of the folds, and neutrophilic urticarial dermatosis, as well as atypical forms of Sweet syndrome and pyoderma gangrenosum closely mimicking severe infectious diseases. Knowledge of these variants is essential for proper diagnosis, adequate management, and avoidance of a dangerous escalation of therapy, such as unnecessary immunosuppression or extensive surgery.
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- Laurence Feldmeyer
- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Facheris P, De Santis M, Gargiulo L, Pavia G, Valenti M, Manara S, Borroni RG, Costanzo A, Narcisi A. Concomitant Pyoderma Gangrenosum-like and Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds: a Case Report. J Clin Immunol 2020; 40:1038-1040. [PMID: 32648026 PMCID: PMC7505873 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00819-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Paola Facheris
- Department of Dermatology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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Bellinato F, Maurelli M, Colato C, Girolomoni G. Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds: Report of Three New Cases. Indian J Dermatol 2020; 65:323-324. [PMID: 32831383 PMCID: PMC7423227 DOI: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_120_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- Francesco Bellinato
- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. E-mail:
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. E-mail:
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. E-mail:
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Miyakawa M, Yamaguchi Y, Hirokado M, Aihara M. Case of intractable scalp pustulosis with alopecia diagnosed with amicrobial pustulosis of the folds. J Dermatol 2019; 47:e69-e70. [PMID: 31691329 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mami Miyakawa
- Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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Ribero S, Sciascia S, Borradori L, Lipsker D. The Cutaneous Spectrum of Lupus Erythematosus. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2018; 53:291-305. [PMID: 28752372 DOI: 10.1007/s12016-017-8627-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus is a complex autoimmune disease with a wide spectrum of clinical and immunopathological features. Cutaneous and articular manifestations are the most common signs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. We here review the pathogenesis and the new classification of cutaneous lupus erythemathosus with a discussion of the significance of the various cutaneous signs. The lesions are classified according to the level of the cellular infiltrate and tissue damage in the epidermis, dermis, and/or subcutis. Furthermore, cutaneous lesions pointing to the presence of a thrombotic vasculopathy and those due to a distinct inflammatory, neutrophilic-mediated reaction pattern are highlighted. Particular attention will be given in describing the histology of skin manifestation. Treatment options for cutaneous lupus erythemathosus have increased with the introduction of new biological therapies. However, the majority of the patients still benefit from antimalarials, which remain the cornerstone of treatment. The evaluation and management of cutaneous lupus erythemathosus patients depend on the clinical findings and associated symptoms.
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- Simone Ribero
- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, San Giovanni Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland
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- Dermatologic Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Jorge MFS, Miguel LMZ, Braghiroli CS, Schmitt JV. Demodicosis as treatment complication of amicrobial pustulosis of the folds. An Bras Dermatol 2018; 93:566-569. [PMID: 30066766 PMCID: PMC6063109 DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds is a chronic relapsing neutrophilic dermatosis characterized by sterile pustules compromising skin folds, scalp, face and periorificial regions. It predominantly affects women. Demodicosis is an inflammatory disease associated with cutaneous overpopulation of the mite Demodex spp., the pathogenesis of which is not completely established, but is frequently related to local immunodeficiency. A case of a young woman with amicrobial pustulosis of the folds, and isolated worsening of facial lesions, is reported; investigation revealed overlapping demodicosis. There was complete regression of lesions with acaricide and cyclin treatment. This case warns of a poorly diagnosed but disfiguring and stigmatizing disease, often associated with underlying dermatoses or inadvertent treatments on the face.
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- Marilia Formentini Scotton Jorge
- Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, Faculdade de Medicina
de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu (SP), Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, Faculdade de Medicina
de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu (SP), Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, Faculdade de Medicina
de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu (SP), Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, Faculdade de Medicina
de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu (SP), Brazil
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Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli B, Invernizzi P, Gershwin ME, Mainetti C. Skin Manifestations Associated with Autoimmune Liver Diseases: a Systematic Review. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2017; 53:394-412. [DOI: 10.1007/s12016-017-8649-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Garcovich S, De Simone C, Berti E, Marzano AV. Drug management of neutrophilic dermatoses. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2017; 10:1119-1128. [PMID: 28715916 DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2017.1356719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Neutrophilic dermatoses are a heterogenous group of chronic, cutaneous inflammatory conditions characterized by the accumulation of neutrophils in the skin and by systemic inflammation. Neutrophilic dermatoses can be idiopathic or associated with other inflammatory or systemic diseases, including the group of the hereditary, autoinflammatory syndromes. Clinical management is challenging, due to limited clinical evidence and lack of clinical practice guidelines. Areas covered: This review provides an overview of current therapeutic management of the three prototypical neutrophilic dermatoses, aseptic pustulosis of the folds, Sweet syndrome and pyoderma gangrenosum. In addition, we describe innovative, pathogenesis-oriented treatment approaches, which are based on recent advances in the pathophysiology of neutrophilic dermatoses and autoinflammatory syndromes. The increasing role of the IL-1 cytokine family in initiating neutrophilic inflammation in both idiopathic and syndromic disease opened the way for the use of targeted biological treatment. Another promising treatment strategy is aimed at blocking downstream effector cytokines, such as IL12/23 and IL-17, involved in the autoinflammatory immune cascade. Expert commentary: In chronic-recurrent and syndromic cases of neutrophilic dermatoses, there is an unmet clinical need for long-term, continuous disease control. Future controlled clinical studies will optimize the use of targeted-biological agents in sequential or combination treatment strategies.
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- Simone Garcovich
- a Institute of Dermatology , Policlinico A. Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart , Rome , Italy
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- a Institute of Dermatology , Policlinico A. Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart , Rome , Italy
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- b UOC Dermatologia, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti , Università Degli Studi di Milano , Milan , Italy
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- b UOC Dermatologia, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti , Università Degli Studi di Milano , Milan , Italy
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Marzano AV, Borghi A, Wallach D, Cugno M. A Comprehensive Review of Neutrophilic Diseases. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2017; 54:114-130. [DOI: 10.1007/s12016-017-8621-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Schissler C, Velter C, Lipsker D. Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds: Where have we gone 25 years after its original description? Ann Dermatol Venereol 2017; 144:169-175. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2016.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Wang MZ, Camilleri MJ, Guo R, Wieland CN. Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds: Report of 4 cases. J Cutan Pathol 2017; 44:367-372. [DOI: 10.1111/cup.12873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Department of DermatologyMayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
- Division of Anatomic PathologyMayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
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- Department of DermatologyMayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
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- Department of DermatologyMayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
- Division of Anatomic PathologyMayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
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Marzano AV, Tavecchio S, Berti E, Gelmetti C, Cugno M. Cytokine and Chemokine Profile in Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds: Evidence for Autoinflammation. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e2301. [PMID: 26683967 PMCID: PMC5058939 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Autoinflammation has recently been suggested in the pathogenesis of neutrophilic dermatoses but systematic studies on their cytokine profile are lacking. Notably, amicrobial pustulosis of the folds (APF), classified among neutrophilic dermatoses, has been studied only in small case series. In our University Hospital, we conducted an observational study on 15 APF patients, analyzing their clinical and laboratory features with a follow-up of 9 months to 20 years. Skin cytokine pattern of 9 of them was compared to that of 6 normal controls. In all patients, primary lesions were pustules symmetrically involving the skin folds and anogenital region with a chronic-relapsing course and responding to corticosteroids. Dapsone, cyclosporine, and tumor necrosis factor blockers were effective in refractory cases. In skin samples, the expressions of interleukin (IL)-1β, pivotal cytokine in autoinflammation, and its receptors I and II were significantly higher in APF (P = 0.005, 0.018, and 0.034, respectively) than in controls. Chemokines responsible for neutrophil recruitment such as IL-8 (P = 0.003), CXCL 1/2/3 (C-X-C motif ligand 1/2/3) (P = 0.010), CXCL 16 (P = 0.045), and RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) (P = 0.034) were overexpressed. Molecules involved in tissue damage like matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) (P = 0.010) and MMP-9 (P = 0.003) were increased. APF is a pustular neutrophilic dermatosis with a typical distribution in all patients. The disorder may coexist with an underlying autoimmune/dysimmune disease but is often associated only with a few autoantibodies without a clear autoimmunity. The overexpression of cytokines/chemokines and molecules amplifying the inflammatory network supports the view that APF has an important autoinflammatory component.
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- Angelo V Marzano
- From the Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Unità Operativa di Dermatologia, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy (AVM, ST, EB, CG) and Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Medicina Interna, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy (MC)
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Pustular Skin Reaction to Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Antagonists in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2015; 21:E26-7. [PMID: 26422518 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Marzano AV, Tavecchio S, Berti E, Gelmetti C, Cugno M. Paradoxical Autoinflammatory Skin Reaction to Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Blockers Manifesting as Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e1818. [PMID: 26559252 PMCID: PMC4912246 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000001818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The therapy of inflammatory bowel disease, particularly with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers, may be associated with a number of cutaneous adverse effects, including psoriasis-like, eczema-like, and lichenoid eruptions. Other rare skin complications are neutrophilic dermatoses such as amicrobial pustulosis of the folds (APF), which is a chronic relapsing pustular disorder classified in this spectrum.The authors analyzed clinical, histopathologic, and cytokine expression profiles of 3 inflammatory bowel disease patients with APF triggered by adalimumab (patient 1) and infliximab (patients 2 and 3).All 3 patients presented with sterile pustules involving the cutaneous folds, genital regions, and scalp 6 months after starting adalimumab (patient 1) and 9 months after starting infliximab (patients 2 and 3). Histology was characterized by epidermal spongiform pustules with a dermal neutrophilic and lymphocytic infiltrate. Tumor necrosis factor blocker withdrawal associated with topical and systemic corticosteroids induced complete remission of APF in all 3 patients. The expressions of interleukin (IL)-1 beta and its receptors as well as TNF alpha and its receptors were significantly higher in APF than in controls. Also IL-17, leukocyte selectin, and chemokines, such as IL-8, [C-X-C motif] chemokine ligand 1/2/3 (C = cysteine, X = any amino acid), [C-X-C motif] chemokine ligand 16 (C = cysteine, X = any amino acid), and RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) were significantly overexpressed. Finally, the authors found significant overexpression of both metalloproteinases 2/9 and their inhibitors 1/2.The observation of 3 patients with APF following anti-TNF therapy expands not only the clinical context of APF but also the spectrum of anti-TNF side effects. Overexpression of cytokines/chemokines and molecules amplifying the inflammatory network supports the view that APF is autoinflammatory in origin.
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- Angelo V Marzano
- From the Dermatology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, IRCCS Cà Granda Foundation, Milan, Italy (AVM, ST, EB, CG) and Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, IRCCS Cà Granda Foundation, Milan, Italy (MC)
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Manganoni AM, Farisoglio C, Pavoni L, Chiudinelli M, Stillitano G, Ungari M, Calzavara-Pinton P. Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei in a young male. GIORN ITAL DERMAT V 2015; 154:714-716. [PMID: 26349925 DOI: 10.23736/s0392-0488.17.05169-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We report a case of a healthy 26-year-old male with multiple asymptomatic reddish papules and papule-nodules on the central area of the face, persisting from more than 2 months and gradually increasing in number. An incisional skin biopsy revealed a confluent dense granulomatous infiltrate centred by large areas of eosinophilic necrosis consistent with the diagnosis of lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei (LMDF). This is a rare dermatosis first described in 1878 by Fox, that often poses a clinical challenge as it is a disease process which is difficult to diagnose. In fact, in our case, a diagnosis of LMDF was made on skin biopsy. We think that collaboration among dermatologists and General Practitioners is very important for diagnosis of rare dermatosis and especially for management of it, in order to prevent the development of depressed scars.
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- Ausilia M Manganoni
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy -
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- Consultant Dermatologist, Hospital of Vallecamonica, Esine, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hospital of Vallecamonica, Esine, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Patology, Istituti Ospitalieri Hospital, Cremona, Italy
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Hau E, Vignon Pennamen MD, Battistella M, Saussine A, Bergis M, Cavelier-Balloy B, Janier M, Cordoliani F, Bagot M, Rybojad M, Bouaziz JD. Neutrophilic skin lesions in autoimmune connective tissue diseases: nine cases and a literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2014; 93:e346. [PMID: 25546688 PMCID: PMC4602621 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The pathophysiology of neutrophilic dermatoses (NDs) and autoimmune connective tissue diseases (AICTDs) is incompletely understood. The association between NDs and AICTDs is rare; recently, however, a distinctive subset of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE, the prototypical AICTD) with neutrophilic histological features has been proposed to be included in the spectrum of lupus. The aim of our study was to test the validity of such a classification. We conducted a monocentric retrospective study of 7028 AICTDs patients. Among these 7028 patients, a skin biopsy was performed in 932 cases with mainly neutrophilic infiltrate on histology in 9 cases. Combining our 9 cases and an exhaustive literature review, pyoderma gangrenosum, Sweet syndrome (n = 49), Sweet-like ND (n = 13), neutrophilic urticarial dermatosis (n = 6), palisaded neutrophilic granulomatous dermatitis (n = 12), and histiocytoid neutrophilic dermatitis (n = 2) were likely to occur both in AICTDs and autoinflammatory diseases. Other NDs were specifically encountered in AICTDs: bullous LE (n = 71), amicrobial pustulosis of the folds (n = 28), autoimmunity-related ND (n = 24), ND resembling erythema gyratum repens (n = 1), and neutrophilic annular erythema (n = 1). The improvement of AICTDS neutrophilic lesions under neutrophil targeting therapy suggests possible common physiopathological pathways between NDs and AICTDs.
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- Estelle Hau
- From the Dermatology Department (EH, AS, MJ, FC, MarB, MR, JDB) and Pathology Department (MDVP, MaxB, BCB), Paris Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France
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González-Moreno J, Ruíz-Ruigomez M, Callejas Rubio JL, Ríos Fernández R, Ortego Centeno N. Pyoderma gangrenosum and systemic lupus erythematosus: a report of five cases and review of the literature. Lupus 2014; 24:130-7. [PMID: 25199808 DOI: 10.1177/0961203314550227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon, distinctive cutaneous ulceration which is usually idiopathic, but may be associated with many systemic disorders. The etiopathogenesis of PG is still not well understood. PG is part of the spectrum of the neutrophilic dermatoses and it has been proposed as a prototype of cutaneous autoinflammatory disease. PG usually has a good outcome under immunosuppressive treatment. Although PG has been associated with several systemic diseases, it has rarely been reported in association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this article we report five cases of SLE-related PG and review the literature. Our findings support the possible relationship between active SLE and PG, although the mechanism remains unclear. Clinical manifestations, used treatments and outcomes of SLE-related PG do not differ from the described for the general population.
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- J González-Moreno
- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Spain Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Spain
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- Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Spain
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- Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Spain
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- Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Spain
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- Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Spain
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Expression of interleukin-1 alpha in amicrobial pustulosis of the skin folds with complete response to anakinra. J Am Acad Dermatol 2014; 71:e53-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Revised: 12/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Prat L, Bouaziz JD, Wallach D, Vignon-Pennamen MD, Bagot M. Neutrophilic dermatoses as systemic diseases. Clin Dermatol 2013; 32:376-88. [PMID: 24767185 DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neutrophilic dermatoses (ND) are inflammatory skin conditions characterized by a sterile infiltrate of normal polymorphonuclear leukocytes. The main clinical forms of ND include Sweet syndrome, pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema elevatum diutinum, subcorneal pustular dermatosis, and their atypical or transitional forms. ND are often idiopathic, but they may be associated with myeloid hematologic malignancies (Sweet syndrome), inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis (pyoderma gangrenosum), and monoclonal gammopathies (erythema elevatum diutinum, subcorneal pustular dermatosis). The possible infiltration of internal organs with neutrophils during the setting of ND underlies the concept of a neutrophilic systemic disease. ND may be seen as a polygenic autoinflammatory syndrome due to their frequent association with other autoinflammatory disorders (monogenic or polygenic) and the recent published efficacy of interleukin-1 blocking therapies in their management.
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- Lola Prat
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité; AP-HP, Paris, France; Service de Dermatologie et Service d'Anatomo-Pathologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité; AP-HP, Paris, France; Service de Dermatologie et Service d'Anatomo-Pathologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France.
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité; AP-HP, Paris, France; Service de Dermatologie et Service d'Anatomo-Pathologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité; AP-HP, Paris, France; Service de Dermatologie et Service d'Anatomo-Pathologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité; AP-HP, Paris, France; Service de Dermatologie et Service d'Anatomo-Pathologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
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PENA-ROBICHAUX VENESSA, HASAN ASMA, McHARGUE CHAUNCEY. Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds. J Rheumatol 2013; 40:1228-9. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kolivras A, Provost P, Thompson CT. Erysipelas-like erythema of familial Mediterranean fever syndrome: a case report with emphasis on histopathologic diagnostic clues. J Cutan Pathol 2013; 40:585-90. [PMID: 23521609 DOI: 10.1111/cup.12132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Revised: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report histopathological findings in a case of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) syndrome with an erysipelas-like erythema (ELE). ELE is the only pathognomic cutaneous manifestation of FMF. ELE is characterized by well-demarcated, tender, erythematous and infiltrated plaques recurring on the same site and resolving spontaneously within 48-72 h. FMF is a monogenic autoinflammatory syndrome highlighted by recurrent fever associated with polyserositis involving mainly the peritoneum, synovium and pleura. FMF results from a mutation of the MEFV gene, which encodes for pyrin, leading to Il-1β activation and promoting neutrophil migration into the dermis. Histopathological findings in our case showed a sparse superficial perivascular and interstitial lymphocytic infiltrate admixed with some neutrophils, no eosinophils and mild papillary dermal edema. Venules and lymphatics were dilated, though no vasculitis was identified. Neutrophils are the most common cutaneous marker of autoinflammation, and cutaneous manifestations of monogenic autoinflammatory syndromes are represented by the spectrum of aseptic neutrophilic dermatoses. Neutrophils in the presence of recurrent fever and in the correct clinical context of recurrent erysipelas in the same site are a diagnostic clue for FMF.
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- Athanassios Kolivras
- Department of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Saint-Pierre Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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Méndez-Flores S, Charli-Joseph Y, Saeb-Lima M, Orozco-Topete R, Fernández Sánchez M. Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds Associated with Autoimmune Disorders: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Case Series and First Report on the Association with Autoimmune Hepatitis. Dermatology 2013; 226:1-4. [DOI: 10.1159/000343595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Marzano AV, Cugno M, Trevisan V, Lazzari R, Fanoni D, Berti E, Crosti C. Inflammatory cells, cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases in amicrobial pustulosis of the folds and other neutrophilic dermatoses. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2011; 24:451-60. [PMID: 21658319 DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds (APF) is a rare cutaneous disease characterized by relapsing sterile pustules frequently associated with autoimmune disorders. Although APF pathophysiology is still undefined, scattered reports suggest involvement of neutrophils. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the role of the skin inflammatory infiltrate, selected multifunctional cytokines and effectors of tissue damage in APF and other neutrophilic dermatoses. We studied, by immunohistochemical methods, inflammatory cell markers (CD3, CD163, myeloperoxidase), cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-8, IL-17), metalloproteinases (MMP-2, MMP-9) and vascular-endothelial-growth-factor (VEGF) in lesional skin from six patients with APF, 11 with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG), 7 with Sweet's syndrome, and in 20 normal skin samples. Immunoreactivities of CD3, CD163, myeloperoxidase, TNF-alpha, IL-8, IL-17, MMP-2, MMP-9 and VEGF were significantly higher in APF, PG and Sweet's syndrome than in controls (p=0.0001). IL-8 was more expressed in PG than in APF (P=0.002) and Sweet's syndrome (p=0.001). In APF, MMP-9 reactivity was higher than in Sweet's syndrome (p=0.035), but less intense than in PG (p=0.020). Our study supports the role of proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines and MMPs as important effectors for the tissue damage in APF similarly to classic neutrophilic dermatoses.
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- A V Marzano
- Unità Operativa di Dermatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Dipartimento di Anestesiologia, Terapia Intensiva e Scienze Dermatologiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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Saint-Jean M, Gagey-Caron V, Jossic F, Barbarot S, Hamidou M, Stalder JF. [Amicrobial pustulosis of the skin folds and autoimmune erythroblastopenia]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2011; 138:399-404. [PMID: 21570565 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2010.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Revised: 11/09/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Amicrobial pustulosis of the skin folds represents a new entity within the spectrum of neutrophilic dermatoses. This disease is characterized by acute onset of pustular lesions in the skin folds, association with an autoimmune disorder, and improvement under systemic corticosteroids. OBSERVATION A 24-year-old woman had been presenting pustular dermatosis for several months involving the inguinal folds and the scalp. The pustules coalesced to form oozing and crusting plaques. Eczematous lesions were located on the trunk. She also presented macrocytic anemia related to autoimmune erythroblastopenia. Bacteriological culture was negative. Antinuclear antibodies were found with anti-SSA specificity. Histopathological examination of a skin biopsy specimen showed pustules in the epidermis together with an inflammatory dermal infiltrate. Cutaneous direct immunofluorescence testing was negative. The patient responded to systemic corticosteroids. DISCUSSION Thirty-six cases of amicrobial pustulosis of the skin folds have been reported in the literature. All but two previously reported patients were females with an autoimmune disorder (chiefly systemic lupus erythematosus). The clinical picture is characterized by aseptic pustular lesions of the major and minor skin folds of the scalp and the anogenital area associated with eczematous lesions. Diagnostic criteria have recently been proposed. This disease responds to systemic corticosteroids. We report a new case of amicrobial pustulosis of the skin folds associated with autoimmune erythroblastopenia, which to the best of our knowledge has been described only once in the literature.
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- M Saint-Jean
- Service de dermatologie, CHU Hôtel-Dieu, 1 place A.-Ricordeau, Nantes cedex 01, France
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Lee HY, Pelivani N, Beltraminelli H, Hegyi I, Yawalkar N, Borradori L. Amicrobial Pustulosis-Like Rash in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease under Anti-TNF-Alpha Blocker. Dermatology 2011; 222:304-10. [DOI: 10.1159/000329428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Accepted: 04/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- D. Lipsker
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, Clinique Dermatologique, 1 Place de l'hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France, ,
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Djennane M, Tablit I, Billhot M, Banal F. Pustulose exanthématique aiguë généralisée liée à l’hydroxychloroquine : à propos d’une observation. Rev Med Interne 2010; 31:e7-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2009.03.350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Revised: 02/09/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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López-Navarro N, Alcaide A, Gallego E, Herrera-Acosta E, Gallardo M, Bosch RJ, Herrera E. Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds associated with Hashimotoâs thyroiditis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2009; 34:e561-3. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03370.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Márquez-Balbás G, Iglesias M, Herrera-Acosta E, Vidal-Olmo I, Guilabert A, Mascaró-Galy J, Umbert P. Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds: Report of a New Case and Review of the Literature. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(09)70154-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Pustulosis amicrobiana de las flexuras. Descripción de un nuevo caso y revisión de la literatura. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(09)72285-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Antille C, Frei M, Sorg O, Tran C, Kaya G, Masouyé I, Fontao L, Prins C, Saurat JH. Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds Associated with Auto-Immune Disorders. Dermatology 2008; 216:324-9. [DOI: 10.1159/000113946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2007] [Accepted: 09/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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