Wells syndrome: clinical findings and management in a large cohort of 48 patients
Summary Background and Objectives: Wells syndrome (WS) is a rare inflammatory skin disorder typically characterized by erythematous, edematous, and pruritic plaques. Despite its distinct histopathological features, WS remains an underdiagnosed disease due to its variable clinical presentations and overlap with other dermatological conditions.
Marco Adriano Chessa +8 more
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Pemphigus vegetans with isolated involvement of the nose and chest: rare variant of pemphigus vulgaris [PDF]
: Pemphigus vulgaris is chronic bullous disease that manifests as bullae and erosions of skin and mucosas, with intraepidermal suprabasal cleft formation seen in the histological examination.
Raisa Ilena Caranhas Feitoza +3 more
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Histomorphologic and Direct Immunofluorescence Findings of Autoimmune Bullous Disease [PDF]
Autoimmune bullous diseases mainly present with vesiculobullous reaction pattern. First algorithm to approach skin biopsy of autoimmune vesiculobullous disease should be localization of the anatomic level of the split, which could be either ...
Ates, Deniz
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Omalizumab for Pediatric Cutaneous Mastocytosis: Case Report and Review
ABSTRACT We report an 11‐month‐old boy with diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis whose severe pruritus and steroid dependence resolved following off‐label treatment with omalizumab. A literature review identified five additional pediatric cases in which omalizumab led to complete symptom resolution in an average of 2 months and permitted discontinuation of ...
Janis Chang +3 more
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Snapshot Look at Castleman Disease
ABSTRACT Castleman disease (CD) is a rare and heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders characterised by abnormal proliferation of lymphoid tissue. First described in the 1950s, it has since been classified into two major clinical forms: unicentric CD (UCD), involving a single lymph node region and multicentric CD (MCD), which affects ...
Ciprian Jitaru +17 more
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A Case of Blistering Eruptions in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [PDF]
Cutaneous vesiculobullous lesions have a wide aetiological spectrum ranging from autoimmunity to medications and infections. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is one of most frequent autoimmune diseases with its cutaneous form being very uncommonly ...
Sarojini Raman +3 more
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Diffuse systemic sclerosis with bullous lesions without systemic manifestations [PDF]
Here, we describe an atypical case of systemic sclerosis in its diffuse cutaneous form with acute and rapid progression of the cutaneous condition, without any systemic manifestations and the infrequent formation of bullae, showing the importance of ...
Paula Renaux Wanderley Caratta Macedo +4 more
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Mucocutaneous Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients at Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic in Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital [PDF]
Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune systemic disease which symptoms induced by Ultraviolet rays exposure. It commonly affects women and causes wide range of symptoms. One of the organs affected is mucocutaneous. Our study aims
Dharmadji, H. P. (Hartati) +3 more
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Cytoskeletal regulation of inflammation and its impact on skin blistering disease epidermolysis bullosa acquisita [PDF]
Actin remodelling proteins regulate cytoskeletal cell responses and are important in both innate and adaptive immunity. These responses play a major role in providing a fine balance in a cascade of biological events that results in either protective ...
Cowin, A., Kopecki, Z., Ludwig, R.
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A Two Year Retrospective Study of Direct Immunofluorescence in Autoimmune Vesiculobullous Lesions with Clinical Correlation [PDF]
Introduction: Autoimmune bullous lesions are diverse group of diseases characterised by blisters in the skin with or without mucosal lesions. They present with great degree of clinical and histopathological overlap; hence, advanced immunological ...
SAROJINI RAMAN, CHANDRA SEKHAR SIRKA
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