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Yamamoto T. Local neutrophil and eosinophil extracellular traps formation in pyodermatitis pyostomatitis vegetans. Exp Dermatol 2024; 33:e14931. [PMID: 37694984 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Pyodermatitis pyostomatitis vegetans is a rare inflammatory condition, affecting the skin and/or mucous membrane. Some cases include both skin and mucous involvement, whereas others develop either skin or mucous lesions only. The typically affected areas are the scalp, face, trunk and extremities, including the flexural areas and umbilicus. Clinical features show erosive granulomatous plaques, keratotic plaques with overlying crusts and pustular lesions. Among mucous lesions, oral mucosa is most frequently involved, and gingival erythema, shallow erosions, cobblestone-like papules on the buccal mucosa or upper hard palate of the oral cavity are also observed. Some of the lesions assume a 'snail track' appearance. Although there are several similarities between pyodermatitis pyostomatitis vegetans and other diseases, that is pyoderma gangrenosum, pemphigus vegetans and pemphigoid vegetans, the histopathological features of pyodermatitis pyostomatitis vegetans are unique in that epidermal hyperplasia, focal acantholysis and dense inflammatory infiltrates with intraepidermal and subepidermal eosinophilic microabscesses are observed. Direct immunofluorescence findings are principally negative. Activated neutrophils are supposed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of pyodermatitis pyostomatitis vegetans. The expression of IL-36 and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) was observed in the lesional skin, and additionally, eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) was detected in pyodermatitis pyostomatitis vegetans. A possible pathogenic role of NETs and EETs in the innate immunity and autoinflammatory aspects of pyodermatitis pyostomatitis vegetans was discussed.
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- Toshiyuki Yamamoto
- Department of Dermatology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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Chhabra N, Raut S, George C A. Case Report: Disseminated Vegetating Plaques Occurring over Chronic Recalcitrant Dermatophytosis in an Immunocompromised Patient. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2023; 108:31-33. [PMID: 36375465 PMCID: PMC9833086 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Blastomycosis-like pyoderma (BLP) is an uncommon tissue response possibly to bacterial infection that presents as vegetative skin lesions usually in immunocompromised patients. Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent pathogen implicated in BLP. Here, we report the case of a 32-year-old man who had ulcerative vegetating lesions on extremities for 3 months over preexisting recalcitrant tinea lesions. The patient was hypertensive with a history of chronic graft rejection after renal transplantation 8 months earlier and was on long-term immunosuppressants. Investigations revealed anemia, mild hyperglycemia, and elevated serum creatinine. Histopathology showed suppurative and fibrosing perifolliculitis with moderate pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia and the culture of biopsy specimen demonstrated growth of Escherichia coli and Citrobacter koseri. The diagnosis of BLP overlying dermatophytoses was made. The skin lesions improved completely with parenteral antibiotics. Local immune dysregulation by dermatophytoses along with iatrogenic immunosuppression may have favored this rare pyoderma.
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- Namrata Chhabra
- Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
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- Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
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- Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
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Shinomiya Y, Takagaki S, Kawakami Y, Motegi T. Contrasting treatment responses by Burkholderia cepacia complex-related deep pyoderma: a series of two cases. Open Vet J 2022; 12:308-311. [PMID: 35821768 PMCID: PMC9270938 DOI: 10.5455/ovj.2022.v12.i3.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) is an opportunistic pathogen in humans and animals. Deep pyoderma caused by these bacteria in dogs has been previously reported. This case series aims to describe contrasting treatment responses in Bcc-related deep pyoderma in two dogs, a male and a female. Case Description: Both patients had a history of immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA) managed with oral ciclosporin and prednisolone. Their skin lesions were multifocal, irregular, erythematous to hemorrhagic, alopecic papules, plaques, and nodules, with extensive crusting, draining tracts, and ulceration. Cytological findings revealed a marked inflammatory response consisting of non-degenerative and degenerative neutrophils and macrophages, with moderate to abundant intracellular and extracellular Bcc. Ciclosporin and prednisolone were stopped in case 2 after diagnosis. However, it was challenging to stop the regimen in case 1 because of the recurrence of IMPA and the onset of iatrogenic hypoadrenocorticism. Case 1 did not achieve remission for approximately 66 weeks even with seven protocols because of multiple relapses, whereas it took only 3 weeks to achieve remission in case 2 while using one drug. Conclusion: For deep pyoderma with extensive lesions in immunosuppressed patients, one should consider infection with Bcc. Therefore, immunosuppressants should promptly be reduced in such patients, and then, intensive antimicrobial therapy may achieve remission.
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- Veterinary Medical Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Corresponding Author: Tomoki Motegi. Veterinary Medical Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Parker J, Liszewski W, Merten AH, Gaddis K, Pragman A, Goldfarb N. A perplexing case of superficial granulomatous pyoderma with sporotrichoid-like distribution. Dermatol Online J 2020; 26:13030/qt5173t7tx. [PMID: 32815693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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Superficial granulomatous pyoderma (SGP) is a rare pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) variant that differs from classic PG in that the ulcers tend to be more superficial, lack a rapidly advancing border, and are not typically associated with an underlying systemic disease. The ulcers are most commonly painless and located on the trunk, with a clean granulating base. They generally do not show undermining but may have a vegetative border. Lesions usually respond well to either topical or intralesional corticosteroids with complete healing. The classic histopathologic finding is a "three-layer granuloma" in the superficial dermis consisting of central neutrophilic inflammation and necrosis, a surrounding layer of histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells, and an outer most layer of plasma cells and eosinophils. Herein, we present a unique case of SGP with sporotrichoid-like distribution on the lower extremity.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Department of Dermatology, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Department of Medicine, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN.
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Gheisari M, Zerehpoosh FB, Zaresharifi S. Pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans: a case report and review of literature. Dermatol Online J 2020; 26:13030/qt5871q750. [PMID: 32621702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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Pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans is a rare inflammatory dermatosis. There is a strong association between pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans and inflammatory bowel disease, particularly ulcerative colitis. Herein, we report a case of pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans with positive direct immunofluorescence staining findings and review the literature for the past 18 years to characterize the disease, its epidemiologic characteristics, its associations, and the pathology and direct and indirect immunofluorescence findings. The total number of cases was 38, including 22 men and 16 women, with an average age of forty. Direct immunofluorescence staining had been performed for 32 patients, of which 12 had positive findings. Of those with positive direct immunofluorescence, 6 patients showed IgA cell surface staining. A recent approach suggests that these immunological findings may not be accidental and indicates a possible overlap with autoimmune bullous diseases discussed in this review.
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- Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.
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Barrick CJ, Onikoyi O, Lountzis NI, Ermolovich T, Purcell SM. Necrobiosis lipoidica with superimposed pyoderma vegetans. Cutis 2019; 103:44-45. [PMID: 30758332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a granulomatous inflammatory skin disease strongly associated with diabetes mellitus (DM). Red-brown papules expanding into plaques with erythematous indurated borders on the lower extremities are characteristic of NL. Diagnosis is made clinically; however, biopsy of lesions confirms the diagnosis. Untreated NL may ulcerate and lead to further complications, but progression to superimposed pyoderma vegetans (PV) is not a known occurrence.
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- Carl J Barrick
- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, New York, USA
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- Advanced Dermatology Associates, Ltd, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sugimoto S, Morizane S, Nomura H, Kobashi M, Sugihara S, Iwatsuki K. Toll-like receptor signaling induces the expression of lympho-epithelial Kazal-type inhibitor in epidermal keratinocytes. J Dermatol Sci 2018; 92:181-187. [PMID: 30270115 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lympho-epithelial Kazal-type inhibitor (LEKTI) tightly controls the activities of serine proteases such as kallikrein-related peptidase (KLK) 5 and KLK7 in the epidermis. LEKTI is known to be an essential molecule for the epidermal skin barrier, as demonstrated by SPINK5 nonsense mutation, which results in Netherton syndrome. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns or damage-associated molecular patterns and produce inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and antimicrobial peptides. However, the effect of TLR signaling on the expression of LEKTI is not clear. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether TLR signaling can affect expression of LEKTI in epidermal keratinocytes. METHODS We stimulated a panel of TLR ligands and investigated the expression of LEKTI in normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs). We further measured trypsin or chymotrypsin-like serine protease activity in NHEK cultured media under stimulation with TLR3 ligand, poly (I:C). Immunostaining for LEKTI was performed using skin samples from skin infectious diseases. RESULTS TLR1/2, 3, 5, and 2/6 ligands induced the expression of LEKTI in NHEKs. The trypsin or chymotrypsin-like serine protease activity in NHEKs was up-regulated with the stimulation of poly (I:C). The gene expressions of KLK6, KLK10, KLK11, and KLK13 were also increased by poly (I:C). An immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that the expression of LEKTI was up-regulated in the lesions of varicella, pyoderma, and rosacea. CONCLUSIONS TLR signaling induces the expression of LEKTI in epidermal keratinocytes, which might contribute to the control of aberrant serine protease activities in inflammatory skin diseases.
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- Saeko Sugimoto
- Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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- C Buckley
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London
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Jack C, El Helou T. Non-healing ulcerative paronychia. Lancet 2017; 389:1740. [PMID: 28017401 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)32400-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Carolyn Jack
- Division of Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Division of Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Carvalho S, Sanches M, Alves R, Selores M. Pyodermatitis vegetans of the vulva. Dermatol Online J 2016; 22:13030/qt3qr380c6. [PMID: 27617602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Pyodermatitis vegetans (PV) is a rare inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology and difficult diagnosis characterized by vesiculopustular, exudative, and vegetating plaques usually localized in the axillary, genital, and oral region. It bears similarities to pemphigus vegetans but clinical history, histology, and immunofluorescence help confirm the diagnosis. Pyodermatitis vegetans is often associated with an underlying gastrointestinal disorder, especially ulcerative colitis. No standardized treatment plan is available for PV. Its evolution tends to follow the progression of the underlying disorder. We report a patient with vulvar PV with good response to systemic antibiotics and corticosteroids.
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- Sandrina Carvalho
- Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Oporto, Portugal.
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Stehr RC, Kim N, LoGiudice JA, Ludwig K. Fox Den Disease: An Interesting Case Following Delayed Diagnosis. Wounds 2015; 27:170-173. [PMID: 26061492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Pyoderma fistulans sinifica, also known as fox den disease, is a rare and poorly understood inflammatory disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. This disorder is often mistaken for other inflammatory skin disorders and treated inappropriately. The authors describe the case of a 53-year-old male who presented to the colorectal surgery service with a longstanding diagnosis of perirectal Crohn's disease. Despite aggressive immunosuppression and numerous surgical procedures, the patient continued to have unrelenting purulent drainage from the skin of his buttocks. Following wide excision of the affected skin and subcutaneous tissues by the colorectal surgeon, the plastic surgery team reconstructed the 30 cm x 55 cm wound using a combination of local flaps and skin grafts. The initial pathology report of the excised specimen confirmed the presence of nonspecific abscesses and inflammation. Upon special request by the plastic surgery team, the sample was resectioned with the specific intent of establishing a diagnosis of fox den disease. The additional slides met the criteria for an unequivocal diagnosis of fox den disease. Immunosuppression was discontinued and the patient healed his wounds without complication. Fox den disease is often overlooked because of the obscurity of the disease and the special histological sectioning needed to establish a diagnosis. In this case, the patient was unnecessarily treated with immunosuppressive drugs for more than 3 decades because of a misdiagnosis. With increased awareness of fox den disease, perhaps its pathophysiology can be better elucidated as more patients are appropriately diagnosed and treated.
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Meşină C, Vasile I, Mogoantă SŞ, Ciurea ME, Pârvănescu H, Dumitrescu TV, Georgescu CV, Ciobanu D. Pyoderma vegetans of the posterior area of the neck: case presentation. Rom J Morphol Embryol 2015; 56:563-568. [PMID: 26193230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Pyoderma vegetans is a rare disease characterized by the presence of vegetant exudative, pustular and erythematous vesiculobullous plaque usually located in the inguinal area and axillary fold. Etiology of pyoderma vegetans is unknown but it is often associated with bacterial infections in immunocompromised patients. Main histopathological characteristics of pyoderma crops are pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and subepidermal, intraepidermal neutrophilic or eosinophilic microabscesses. It is well known that these lesions are commonly associated with colonic inflammatory disease such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Not available standard treatment for pyoderma vegetans, although the use of antibiotic therapy was often used with variable results. Standard first-line therapy is the systemic steroids yet. We perform excision of the lesion of the posterior area of the neck with application of the free split-thickness skin graft after 48 hours postoperatively. In this paper, we present a case of pyoderma vegetans with unusual location without associating colonic lesions and a review of literature related to therapeutic and diagnostic problems of this disease.
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- Cristian Meşină
- Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania;
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Mori R, Matsushima S, Honda T, Horiguchi Y, Imamura S. Chronic Superficial Pyoderma of the Face: An Unusual Male Case of Rosacea Fulminans. J Dermatol 2014; 32:189-92. [PMID: 15863865 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00743.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2004] [Accepted: 09/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A 62-year-old Japanese male developed acneiform papules on the face in November of 2002. The eruptions progressed to exudative erythema with central necrosis, and then to thick-crusted superficial abscesses in a short period. The shallow ulcers exposed by removal of the crusts and abscesses immediately re-epithelized without leaving scars. The histology of the eruption was a dense infiltration of neutrophils associated with granulomatous changes in the upper to middle dermis. Histology of the tiny white particles in the abscess showed an irregularly proliferated mass of keratinocytes including accumulated neutrophils. The skin lesions resisted intravenous injection of antibiotics but responded to systemic administration of a corticosteroid agent. Colchicine did not work well, but the additional administration of etretinate was effective. The patient is currently receiving combined therapy with prednisolone and etretinate, but eruptions are still episodically observed. We diagnosed this case as an unusual male case of rosacea fulminans.
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- Ryoko Mori
- Department of Dermatology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Moss TA, Spillane AP, Almquist SF, McCleskey PE, Wisco OJ. Palmoplantar keratoderma with progressive gingivitis and recurrent pyodermas. Cutis 2014; 93:193-198. [PMID: 24818179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is a rare inherited palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) that is associated with progressive gingivitis and recurrent pyodermas. We present a case exhibiting classic features of this autosomal-recessive condition and review the current understanding of its pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Additionally, a review of pertinent transgredient PPKs is undertaken, with key and distinguishing features of each syndrome highlighted.
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- Department of Dermatology, Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, 2480 Llewellyn Ave, Ste 5800, Fort Meade, MD 20755-5129, USA.
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Karadag AS, Calka O, Bilgili SG, Karadag R, Bulut G. GAPO syndrome associated with pyoderma vegetans: an unreported co-existence. Genet Couns 2013; 24:133-139. [PMID: 24032282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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GAPO syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease and an acronym composed of growth retardation, alopecia, pseudoanodontia, optic atrophy. Approximately 38 cases have been reported in literature until now. Pyoderma vegetans is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized with vesicopustular, exudative and vegetative lesions usually localized on face, scalp, axilla and genitalia. Pyoderma vegetans is attributed to a bacterial infection frequently occurring in individuals with an underlying immunosuppressive condition. A 30-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with complaint of a hemorrhagic, crusted, exudative vegetative two plaques on the scalp. On her physical examination, she had a prematurely aged face, predominant lower lips, total tooth loss, frontal bossing, enlarged anterior fontanelle, marked scalp veins, micrognatia, depressed nasal bridge, short stature, growth retardation. She was diagnosed as GAPO syndrome as the result of her physical examination. Result of the biopsy taken from scalp was evaluated as pyoderma vegetans. And the diagnosis of pyoderma vegetans was established based on the correlate of both clinical and histopathologic findings. Pyoderma vegetans coexisting with GAPO syndrome has not been reported previously. Thus we wished to report it.
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- A S Karadag
- Department of Dermatology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
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Pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans is a rare mucocutaneous dermatosis characterized by pustular and vegetating lesions of the skin and oral mucosa. It is considered a highly specific marker for inflammatory bowel diseases. The authors describe a case of pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans in a pediatric patient who presented marked clinical improvement after beginning treatment with oral corticosteroids, azathioprine, and dapsone. Bowel surveillance is mandatory, since the dermatosis is associated with inflammatory bowel diseases in more than 70% of patients, especially ulcerative colitis.
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Cecchi R, Bartoli L, Brunetti L, Pavesi M. Blastomycosis-like pyoderma in association with recurrent vesicular hand eczema: good response to acitretin. Dermatol Online J 2011; 17:9. [PMID: 21426875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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Blastomycosis-like pyoderma, also known as pyoderma vegetans, is an uncommon disease characterized by vegetating skin lesions mimicking blastomycosis or warty tuberculosis, often associated with staphylococcal and streptococcal infections. It is more commonly observed in elderly patients with impaired immunological capacity, and is often unresponsive to various therapeutic modalities. We describe a case of BLP that occurred on the palmar aspect of the left hand in an elderly female, affected with recurrent vesicular hand eczema. The disease resolved completely following the administration of oral acitretin 25 mg/day for 10 weeks.
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- Roberto Cecchi
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital of Pistoia, Pistoia, Italy.
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Radoš J, Paštar Z, Rudman F, Milavec-Puretić V, Lipozenčić J, Dobrić I. Pyoderma chronica vegetans treated with mesh skin grafting. Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2011; 19:180-182. [PMID: 21933644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Pyoderma chronica vegetans is a rare condition clinically characterized by large verrucous plaques with elevated borders and multiple pustules. Although the etiology is unknown, it is generally believed that vegetating reaction is due to an immune system dysfunction or immunosuppressive state. We report on a 72-year-old man with pyoderma chronica of the buttocks. The lesion on the left buttock worsened two years before with gradual onset of fistulas, scarring and verrucous plaques. Laboratory test revealed medium high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, anemia, shift to left in differential white blood cell count, and polyclonal hyperglobulinemia. Streptococcus species and Escherichia coli were detected in tissue samples. T-cell functional tests for mitogens were decreased. Flow cytometry analysis of phagocytic capability of monocytes and granulocytes by was normal. Inflammatory bowel diseases were excluded with clinical and radiological examination. Anti-HIV test was negative. Histology revealed hyperplasia and irregular acanthosis of the epidermis, sinus and abscess formation, fibrosis and diffuse infiltration of inflammatory cells such as plasma cells, lymphocytes, histiocytes, eosinophils and neutrophils. Surgery was chosen as a therapeutic option as conservative treatment proved ineffective. Therefore, complete excision of the lesion was performed and skin grafting was required to close the defect because of extensity of the lesions. The skin-graft donor site was normal skin. Good postoperative result was achieved, without recurrence of the pyodermatic process.
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- Jaka Radoš
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia.
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Vilar-Alejo J, Dehesa L, de la Rosa-del Rey P, Novoa-Medina J, Valerón Almazán P, Santana Medina N, Bastida J. SAPHO syndrome with unusual cutaneous manifestations treated successfully with etanercept. Acta Derm Venereol 2010; 90:531-2. [PMID: 20814638 DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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DeFelice T, Fung MA, Wu JJ. A red plaque on the cheek. Dermatol Online J 2010; 16:7. [PMID: 20233564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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- Taylor DeFelice
- Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Cerullo L, Zussman J, Young L. An unusual presentation of blastomycosislike pyoderma (pyoderma vegetans) and a review of the literature. Cutis 2009; 84:201-204. [PMID: 19911675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report a case of blastomycosislike pyoderma (BLP), also known as pyoderma vegetans, in a 75-year-old woman. The patient initially presented with multiple lesions, some classic and others with highly uncharacteristic morphology. The appearance of unusual purulent hornlike lesions on both cheeks delayed recognition of the disease. The diagnosis of BLP is contingent on the fulfillment of 6 diagnostic criteria and the disease is highly refractory to current treatment strategies. We review the present understanding of disease pathology and available therapeutic modalities.
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- Lauren Cerullo
- Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. 90095-6957, USA
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Classic type of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon ulceronecrotic cutaneous disease of uncertain aetiology characterised by broad zones of confluent ulceration with violaceous undermined margins. Some 50% of cases are associated with systemic diseases. The superficial granulomatous variant of pyoderma gangrenosum (SGPG) of the external genitalia is extremely rare Patients with this condition develop single or multiple ulcerated skin lesions often with sinus tract formation. The majority of these lesions were found on the trunk and limbs. SGPG is less likely to be associated with underlying disease processes than classic PG. We present a 58 year-old with recalcitrant penile ulceration demonstrated to be SGPG on biopsy. Although rare and poorly recognised, the histological features are sufficiently typical to allow the correct diagnosis to be established.
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- Shyamala S Gopi
- Department of Urology, Tayside University Hospitals, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK.
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Carrera C, Mascaró JM, Moreno-Romero JA, Iranzo P, Palou J, Zamora E, Herrero C. Pyoderma vegetans associated with severe psoriatic arthritis: good response to etanercept. Dermatology 2007; 214:77-81. [PMID: 17191052 DOI: 10.1159/000096917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2006] [Accepted: 05/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pyoderma vegetans (PV) is an inflammatory dermatosis, characterized clinically by large exudative vegetating plaques, and histopathologically by epidermal pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and dense inflammatory infiltrates. Although PV is a very rare condition, it is a chronic disorder that may accompany any systemic process that compromises immunity. Treatment is very difficult, and correction of predisposing causes may be useful. We present a 49-year-old woman affected by severe psoriatic arthritis since she was 19, with giant verrucous plaques on her lower limbs that had worsened progressively during the last 15 years. After ruling out other vegetating cutaneous disorders, PV was diagnosed in association with psoriasis. Despite numerous previous systemic and topical therapeutic attempts no response was observed. Etanercept was introduced, which resulted in a marked improvement within 3 weeks. Herein, we report a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge of the first case of PV associated with psoriasis that presented a good response to etanercept.
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- Cristina Carrera
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain.
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Harish K, Varghese T, Najeeba R, Harikumar R. Pyoderma vegetans and ulcerative colitis. J Postgrad Med 2006; 52:302-3. [PMID: 17102554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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- K Harish
- Department of Gastroenterology, Calicut Medical College, Kozhikode - 673 008, Kerala, India.
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- K Sodemoto
- Division of Dermatology, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Nishinagae, Toyama, Japan
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- Edmund J Rosser
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI 48824-1314, USA.
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Helm TN, Schechter J. Biopsy may help identify early pyoderma faciale (rosacea fulminans). Cutis 2006; 77:225-7. [PMID: 16706239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Pyoderma faciale is an uncommon acute presentation of rosacea. Edema, nodules, and draining sinuses may occur. Women in their early 20s are typically affected, and severe scarring may result in untreated cases. We report the case of a woman in whom a biopsy helped establish an early diagnosis so that decisive intervention could be initiated and scarring avoided. The histologic features of pyoderma faciale only rarely have been described and are illustrated in this case.
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- Thomas N Helm
- Department of Dermatology, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
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Zupan-Kajcovski B, Boersma BR. [Diagnostic image (268). A man with 'pyodermia' in the beard area]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2006; 150:729. [PMID: 16623346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A 61-year-old man developed tinea barbae (kerion barbae) caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes varietas interdigitale following prolonged intensive care treatment for septic shock and meningitis. Whenever a suppurative folliculitis develops, fungal infection is a possible cause.
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- B Zupan-Kajcovski
- Academisch Medisch Centrum/Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd. Dermatologie, Postbus 22.660, 1100 DD Amsterdam.
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Hall J. Diagnostic dermatology. Zinc responsive dermatosis. Can Vet J 2005; 46:555-7. [PMID: 16048020 PMCID: PMC2831602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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- Jan Hall
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
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Blastomycosis-like pyoderma typically presents as verrucous plaque(s) with a purulent discharge through multiple sinuses. Two patients with blastomycosis-like pyoderma developing on significantly sun-damaged skin are presented: an 84-year-old man with multiple painful nodules and plaques, and a 92-year-old woman with a solitary plaque on the left calf. Histopathology showed pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia with dermal foci of suppuration. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from a biopsy specimen in the first patient, whereas the latter patient had Prevotella and Corynebacterium species. Investigations for fungi and mycobacteria yielded negative results. These microbiological findings further supported the clinicopathological diagnosis. Both patients failed to respond to oral doxycycline despite the in vitro susceptibility of the organisms. Treatment with low-dose oral acitretin was successful in both patients after 3-4 months.
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Pyotraumatic dermatitis (hot spot) is a common clinical syndrome in dogs but there are few prospective scientific studies related to it. The aim of this study was to investigate correlations among clinical pyotraumatic dermatitis, histopathology of the lesions and possible predisposing causes. The relationship of these with breed, age, sex and location of lesion was assessed statistically. A clinical diagnosis of acute pyotraumatic dermatitis was made in 44 privately owned dogs. Males exceeded females (P = 0.0348) and lesions were more common in dogs aged 4 years or less (P < 0.0001). Lesions were most often seen on the cheek, neck and lateral thigh with a significant correlation between breed and site of lesion (P < 0.0001). In 31 cases a possible underlying cause was found or suspected. In contrast to previous studies, no otitis externa was recorded and the study was conducted in an area without endemic fleas. Fourteen breeds were represented of which Rottweiler, German shepherd dog and golden retriever were most common. There was no significant seasonal incidence and no correlation among site of lesion and cause, time of year, age or sex. Histopathologically, the dogs could be separated into four patterns by the presence or absence of eosinophils and/or folliculitis. Eosinophils have not previously been recorded in pyotraumatic dermatitis but were seen in 29 cases. Acute folliculitis was seen in 20 cases. However, no correlation was seen among age, sex, breed, underlying cause or site of lesion and histopathology. Twenty-seven cases were cultured for bacteria of which 25 grew Staphylococcus intermedius and two were negative.
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- Birgit R Holm
- Department of Dermatology, Blå Stjärnan Small Animal Hospital, Gjutjärnsgatan 4, SE-417 07 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Wiemelt SP, Goldschmidt MH, Greek JS, Jeffers JG, Wiemelt AP, Mauldin EA. A retrospective study comparing the histopathological features and response to treatment in two canine nasal dermatoses, DLE and MCP. Vet Dermatol 2005; 15:341-8. [PMID: 15585008 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00396.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Canine discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and mucocutaneous pyoderma (MCP) have overlapping clinical and histopathological changes, often making diagnosis difficult. Histopathological features of 27 nasal planum biopsies were scored to determine whether DLE and MCP were histopathologically distinguishable. Long-term follow-up, enabling assessment of clinical diagnoses, was available on 15 cases; 11/15 cases were immunomodulatory responsive (ImR) and 4/15 were antibiotic responsive (AbR). Clinical diagnosis, determined by response to treatment for 15/27 cases, was not predictable based on scoring of histopathological features. Distinct histopathological patterns were observed: 2/11 ImR cases had a lymphocyte-rich interface dermatitis. All other cases had the same histopathological changes: a band-like diffuse superficial plasmacytic to lymphoplasmacytic dermatitis +/- focal basal cell damage, but different clinical diagnoses (4/4 AbR, 9/11 ImR). German shepherd dogs/crosses were over-represented (44.4% of the cases) and tended to have more multifocal lesions (41.7% vs. 26.7% of all other breeds). Longer duration of disease was associated with a preponderance of plasmacytic infiltrate (P = 0.026).
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- S P Wiemelt
- Department of Clinical Studies, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Hall J, Keirstead N. Superficial pyoderma, secondary to the hairless nature of the breed. Can Vet J 2005; 46:183-4. [PMID: 15825524 PMCID: PMC2831564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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- Jan Hall
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
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Matsushita S, Ishihara T, Masuguchi S, Gyoutoku T, Ono T. THE HISTOPATHOLOGICAL BASIS FOR EMPLOYING THE REUSED SKIN GRAFT TECHNIQUE FOR CHRONIC PERIANAL PYODERMA. Plast Reconstr Surg 2004; 114:833-5. [PMID: 15318092 DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000136547.84920.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Blastomycosis-like pyoderma is an unusual, exaggerated, vegetative-tissue reaction to a prolonged primary or secondary bacterial infection. It is a rare disease, usually seen in immunocompromized patients. We report a case of localized blastomycosis-like pyoderma responding poorly to classic treatments, but that gave a dramatic response to a combination treatment of cotrimoxazol and cryotherapy.
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- Ozlem Su
- Dermatology Department, Vakýf Gureba Teaching Hospital, Bakirkoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
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We describe a woman from Korea with pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans associated with ulcerative colitis. On immunofluorescence examination, she demonstrated in vivo bound and circulating IgG antibasement membrane zone antibodies. The immunoelectron microscopy and immunoblot analysis showed that the antibodies reacted with the bullous pemphigoid antigen 230. We consider that the circulating autoantibodies to the bullous pemphigoid antigen 230 in this patient were an epiphenomenon, resulting from epidermal damage induced by inflammation of pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans.
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- Bong Kyun Ahn
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- David J Kouba
- Department of Dermatology, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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We report a case of an unusual presentation of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) in a patient with Crohn's disease (CD). She presented to our Wound Care Center with 7th cranial nerve palsy and facial pyoderma-like ulcerations. Although WG has a predilection for the lung, kidney, and eyes, cutaneous involvement can be seen in 50% of the cases, and it can be the presenting sign in 9-14%. Because of the lethality of WG if not properly treated, the diagnosis is imperative.
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- Sharon E Jacob
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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Perceau G, Réguiai Z, Durlach A, Serouya M, Derancourt C, Bernard P. Pyoderma granulomateux superficiel associé à un adénocarcinome sigmoïdien. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2004; 131:388-90. [PMID: 15258518 DOI: 10.1016/s0151-9638(04)93623-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Jocelyn Mary Delia Rieder
- Brady Urological Institute and Department of Dematology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
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Tinea capitis is generally thought to be a common disease in children but not in adults. Adults with tinea capitis generally present with scale and alopecia. We report 3 adults with inflammatory tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans that resembled a bacterial infection. Of these patients, 2 were initially given a diagnosis of bacterial pyoderma. All patients were successfully treated with oral antifungal agents. One patient had significant eosinophilia that resolved with treatment. We conclude that tinea capitis should remain in the differential diagnosis of adults with alopecia and pyoderma-like presentations. A biopsy specimen was helpful in making the diagnosis in 2 of the 3 patients, but fungal culture confirmed the diagnosis in all cases.
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- Elizabeth S Martin
- Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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de Jaham C. Effects of an ethyl lactate shampoo in conjunction with a systemic antibiotic in the treatment of canine superficial bacterial pyoderma in an open-label, nonplacebo-controlled study. Vet Ther 2003; 4:94-100. [PMID: 12756640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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An open-label, nonplacebo-controlled study was designed to compare systemic cephalexin therapy versus systemic cephalexin and ethyl lactate shampoo therapy in the treatment of canine superficial bacterial pyoderma. Twenty client-owned dogs diagnosed with generalized superficial bacterial pyoderma (SP) were alternately assigned to oral treatment with cephalexin (25 to 30 mg/kg every 12 hours) or treatment with cephalexin (as for Group 1) and twice-weekly shampooing with a 10% ethyl lactate shampoo, which was left in contact with the dog's skin for 10 minutes. On Days 14 and 28, skin lesion severity scores, assessed by the investigators, were significantly (P <.01) lower for the group treated with cephalexin and shampoo than for the group treated with cephalexin only. On Day 14, dog owners gave better scores to dogs treated with cephalexin and shampoo for haircoat appearance and body odor than for dogs treated only with cephalexin. Clinical and cytologic resolution of SP occurred significantly (P <.02) sooner in the cephalexin/shampoo group (29.4 days) than in the cephalexin only group (37.8 days).
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- Caroline de Jaham
- Centre Veterinaire DMV, 5959 Trancanadienne, Ville St Laurent, Quebec, Canada H4T 1A1
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Margolis M, Schein M. Mega scrotum in pyoderma fistulans sinifica (fox den disease). Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2003; 1:149-51. [PMID: 12594902 DOI: 10.1089/109629600321227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- M Margolis
- Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Brooklyn, New York 10021, USA
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- P Ormond
- City of Dublin Skin and Cancer Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Three cases of pyodermia chronica were successfully treated with ideal split-thickness skin grafts. This method offers appropriate wound coverage after radical surgical excision in cases of extensive pyodermia chronica.
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- N Yamada
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- M Bes
- Centre National de Reference des Toxémies à Staphylocoques, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Lyon, France
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A 70-year-old male with a superficial granulomatous ulcer is reported. Histopathological findings were the same as those described for superficial granulomatous pyoderma, a recognized variant of classic pyoderma gangrenosum. The differences between pyoderma gangrenosum and its variant superficial granulomatous pyoderma are highlighted.
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- G P Thami
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
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