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Rare, chronic, recurrent disease with formation of strictly subcorneal sterile pustules.
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EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
The pathogenesis is unknown. No evidence of pathogens in the pustules. Associations with IgA or IgG gammopathy were observed. Further coincidences with ulcerative colitis, pyoderma gangraenosum, marginal cell lymphoma and systemic lupus erythematosus have been reported.
ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.
Occurs more frequently after the age of 50.
Women are 4 times more frequently affected than men.
Rarely in children.
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Mainly stem, especially intertriginous areas and head are affected. The soles of the feet and palms of the hands and mucous membranes remain free.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Symmetrically arranged, grouped, also anularly arranged, initially tight pustules which become flabby as they grow larger, surrounded by a narrow inflammatory border. As the cover of the pustules is very vulnerable, they burst prematurely.
Confluence and transformation lead to the formation of circulatory or polycyclic, weeping and crust-covered areas with collerette-like bladder cover remnants. Also typical is the healing pattern with extensive erythema surrounded by a marginal scarlatinous scaling border. Often craniocaudal sequence of the exanthema eruption.
In case of fresh pustule, considerable feeling of illness, accompanied by a steep rise in fever. Always detectable neutrophil leukocytosis.
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- Increase of SPA and CRP.
- Mostly pronounced neutrophilic leukocytosis.
- Pustular smear: Numerous neutrophils, rarely eosinophils.
- Serum protein electrophoresis: paraproteinemia in up to 40% of cases. Often monoclonal IgA gammopathy or IgG gammopathy.
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- DADPS (e.g. Dapson-Fatol) 100-150 mg/day, but only a morbostatic effect can be achieved Experimentally aromatic retinoids such as acitretin (neotigason) 0.5-1.0 mg/kg bw/day or isotretinoin (e.g. isotretinoin-ratiopharm; acne normin) 20-40 mg/day.
- In therapy-resistant cases, methotrexate therapy(e.g. MTX) at 5-15 mg/week should be considered.
- Alternatively, an experiment with fumaric acid esters (Fumaderm) can be undertaken.
- Alternative: In individual cases the TNF-alpha inhibitors Infliximab and Etanercept were successful.
- Alternative: In further individual cases, therapy successes with Ciclosporin A, Mycophenolatmofetil, Adalimumab were reported.
Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.
The entity of this clinical picture is increasingly being questioned.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
Canpolat F et al (2010) A case of subcorneal pustular dermatosis in association with monoclonal IgA gammopathy successfully treated with acitretin. J Dermatolog Treat 21:114-116
- Dallot A et al (1988) Subcorneal pustular dermatosis (Sneddon-Wilkonson disease) with amicrobial lymph node suppuration and aseptic spleen abscesses. Brit J Dermatol 119: 803-807
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Naretto C et al (2009) The case of SLE associated Sneddon-Wilkinson pustular disease successfully and safely treated with infliximab. Lupus 18:856-857
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