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Pages 710-714 (October 2009)
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Pages 710-714 (October 2009)
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Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds: Report of a New Case and Review of the Literature
Pustulosis Amicrobiana de las Flexuras. Descripción de un Nuevo Caso y Revisión de la Literatura
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Correspondence: Hospital Sagrat Cor, C/ Paris, 83, 08029 Barcelona, Spain.
, M. Iglesiasa, E. Herrera-Acostab, I. Vidal-Olmoa, A. Guilabertc, J.M. Mascaró-Galyc, P. Umberta
a Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain
b Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Clínic, Malaga, Spain
c Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Clínic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain
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Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds is a rare disorder characterized by a recurrent sterile pustular rash mainly affecting the skinfolds, scalp, and periorificial regions such as around the external auditory meatus. Few cases have been reported in the literature, most of them occurring in women and all of them associated with some immunological disorder, the most common being lupus erythematosus. We present a new case of amicrobial pustulosis of the folds in a woman; the only immunologic abnormality detected was an elevation of immunoglobulin E. We have also reviewed the 35 cases reported in the literature.

Key words:
amicrobial pustulosis of the folds
pustular dermatosis
neutrophilic dermatosis
connective tissue disease
lupus erythematosus
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La pustulosis amicrobiana de las flexuras es una entidad poco frecuente, caracterizada por erupciones formadas por pústulas estériles, de curso recidivante, que afectan a los grandes pliegues cutáneos, cuero cabelludo y áreas periorificiales como el conducto auditivo externo, mayormente. Se han descrito pocos casos en la literatura, la mayoría de ellos en mujeres, y todos ellos asociados a alguna alteración inmunológica, siendo el lupus eritematoso el más frecuente. Presentamos un nuevo caso de esta enfermedad, en una mujer que como única alteración inmunológica presentaba una elevación de la IgE, revisando también los casos descritos en la literatura por el momento.

Palabras clave:
pustulosis amicrobiana de las flexuras
dermatosis pustulosa
dermatosis neutrofílica
enfermedad del tejido conectivo
lupus eritematoso
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