Open AccessSubcorneal pustular dermatosis in a 7-year old Saudi child: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Ali Al Ameer,
Abdullah Al Salman,
Ibraheem Al Braheem,
Yosif Al Marzoq,
Mariam Imran
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of dermatology and dermatologic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2352-2429
pISSN - 2352-2410
DOI - 10.1016/j.jssdds.2014.01.001
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , spongiosis , pustular psoriasis , pustulosis , disease , acantholysis , pathology , surgery , immunology , osteomyelitis , osteitis , antibody , psoriasis , autoantibody
ubcorneal pustular dermatosis (SCPD) also known as Sneddon–Wilkinson disease (Sneddon and Wilkinson, 1956) is a rare, benign, chronic, sterile pustular eruption which usually develops in middle-age or elderly women; it is rarely seen in childhood and adolescence (Johnson and Cripps, 1974). The primary lesions are pea-sized pustules classically described as half-pustular, half-clear flaccid blisters. Histologically the most important feature is a subcorneal accumulation of neutrophils with the absence of spongiosis or acantholysis. In this paper we present the case of a 7-years-old boy diagnosed with SCPD based on the characteristic clinical and histological features. Oral and topical corticosteroid has been successfully used in the treatment of the disease