We describe a 54-year old male patient with an atypical solitary non-spreading plaque, showing characteristic features of subcorneal pustular dermatosis histopathologically and present the results of 100 mg/d dapson treatment.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Subcorneal pustular dermatosis is an uncommon and chronic disease with unknown etiology, characterized by recurrent pustular eruption and subcorneal pustules that contain abundant neutrophils histopathologically.
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Key Findings & Data:Annular or serpiginous plaques are observed symmetrically with a predilection of axilla, abdomen and groins.
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Conclusion & Impact:We describe a 54-year old male patient with an atypical solitary non-spreading plaque, showing characteristic features of subcorneal pustular dermatosis histopathologically and present the results of 100 mg/d dapson treatment.
Subcorneal pustular dermatosis is an uncommon and chronic disease with unknown etiology, characterized by recurrent pustular eruption and subcorneal pustules that contain abundant neutrophils histopathologically. Annular or serpiginous plaques are observed symmetrically with a predilection of axilla, abdomen and groins. We describe a 54-year old male patient with an atypical solitary non-spreading plaque, showing characteristic features of subcorneal pustular dermatosis histopathologically and present the results of 100 mg/d dapson treatment.
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