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Acne Fulminans Coexisting with Pyoderma Gangrenosum‐like Eruptions and Posterior Scleritis
Author(s) -
Kurokawa Shigeko,
Tokura Yoshiki,
Nham Nguyen Xuan,
Sudoh Harumi,
Wakita Hisashi,
Furukawa Fukumi,
Takigawa Masahito
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb03965.x
Subject(s) - pyoderma gangrenosum , medicine , dermatology , acne , scleritis , pathology , ophthalmology , uveitis , disease
A 30‐year‐old Japanese man presented with an erythematous, papulonodular eruption on his face and upper trunk, which rapidly progressed into severely exuberant, ulcerative lesions with a confluent tendency. His other symptoms included a high fever and general malaise. Complete blood cell counts showed neutrophilia with increased percentages of myelocytes and metayelo‐cytes. The systemic administration of corticosteroids improved his skin lesions, leaving scars and milia. During tapering of corticosteroids, however, the patient developed posterior scleritis of his eyes and pyoderma gangrenosum‐like eruptions on the lower legs. Our patient's history suggests that pyoderma gangrenosum‐like eruptions and posterior scleritis are disorders associated with acne fulminans.