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Sneddon-Wilkinson disease
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords: IgA pemphigus, subcorneal pustular dermatosis.
Overview
Overview
IgA pemphigus is a subtype of pemphigus with two distinct forms:
- Subcorneal pustular dermatosis (also known as “Sneddon–Wilkinson disease”) (distinct from and not to be confused with subcorneal pustular dermatosis type of IgA pemphigus) is skin condition that is a rare, chronic, recurrent, pustular eruption characterized histopathologically by subcorneal pustules that contain abundant neutrophils.[1][2]:203
- Intraepidermal neutrophilic IgA dermatosis is characterized histologically by intraepidermal bullae with neutrophils, some eosinophils, and acantholysis.[2]
Gallery
Skin
Extremities
References
References
- ↑ Irwin M. Freedberg; et al., eds. (2003). Fitzpatrick’s dermatology in general medicine (6th ed.). New York, NY [u.a.]: McGraw-Hill. p. 625. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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