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Acute acral pustulosis
Author(s) -
HOFFMANN T.J.,
KETTLER ANNE,
BRUCE SUZANNE
Publication year - 1989
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.1365-2133.1989.tb07772.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pustulosis , vasculitis , pathology , dermatology , histology , immunofluorescence , pharyngitis , immunology , antibody , disease , osteitis , osteomyelitis
SUMMARY We report a patient with a pustular eruption in an acral distibution that developed abruptly 4 days after a streptococcal pharyngitis. The histology showed an intraepidermal vesicle filled with neutrophils with an underlying lymphocytic vasculitis. Direct immunofluorescence demonstrated heavy deposition of C 3 within the vessel walls. In addition, circulating immune complexes were found.