2015•European Journal of DermatologyRequires access
Annular pustular psoriasis with a heterozygous IL36RN mutation
Tomoko Miyake, Hiroshi Umemura, Hiroko Doi, Junko Kousogabe, Kazuhide Tsuji, Toshihisa Hamada, Kazumitsu Sugiura, Yumi Aoyama, Masashi Akiyama, Keiji Iwatsuki
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Abstract
Annular pustular psoriasis (APP) is a rare form of pustular psoriasis, characterized by erythematous, annular or polycyclic lesions, eruptions of small sterile pustules and fine desquamation without systemic inflammation [1]. APP is a chronic and recurrent disease but has a benign course, contrasting with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP), which is another severe form of pustular psoriasis with systemic inflammatory response syndrome [2]. Recent studies in Japan have shown that the majority of [...]