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Transient acantholytic dermatosis
Author(s) -
HEENAN P. J.,
QUIRK C. J.
Publication year - 1980
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb07648.x
Subject(s) - acantholysis , dermatology , medicine , pemphigus , immunology , autoantibody , antibody
SUMMARY A series of twenty‐four cases of transient acantholytic dermatosis (TAD) is presented. All patients were male and their eruptions tended to be more persistent than those of previously reported cases. The epidermal changes included four patterns of acantholysis, of which the pemphigus‐like pattern was associated with the more persistent eruptions. Although twenty‐three of the twenty‐four patients had other actinic‐associated skin lesions, no direct relationship between the onset of TAD and episodes of excessive sun exposure was found. Oral vitamin A treatment has been effective in some cases.