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Amicrobial pustulosis associated with autoimmune diseases: healing with zinc supplementation
Author(s) -
Bénéton N.,
Wolkenstein P.,
Bagot M.,
Cosnes A.,
Wechsler J.,
Roujeau J.C.,
Revuz J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03907.x
Subject(s) - pustulosis , medicine , dermatology , scalp , autoimmune disease , zinc , palmoplantar pustulosis , disease , immunology , psoriasis , pathology , materials science , arthritis , metallurgy , synovitis
Amicrobial pustulosis associated with autoimmune diseases is an eruption involving the cutaneous flexures and scalp. We report two young women with this disease, in whom pustulosis healed with zinc supplementation. We suggest that it may be relevant to measure plasma zinc level in patients with such a disease.