Role of tumor necrosis factor-α in Sneddon-Wilkinson subcorneal pustular dermatosis

Autor: J. L. Mege, E. Jancovicci, J.R. Fournerie, Jean-Jacques Bonerandi, Christian Capo, Jean-Jacques Grob, Pierre Bongrand
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 25:944-947
ISSN: 0190-9622
DOI: 10.1016/0190-9622(91)70290-i
Popis: A patient with IgG-kappa-associated subcorneal pustular dermatosis (Sneddon-Wilkinson disease) refractory to dapsone, etretinate, and plasma exchange was successfully treated with corticosteroids, A study of neutrophils from both blood and pustules was carried out before and during treatment. Levels of tumor necrosis factor-α were measured in serum, pustules, content, and supernatant of monocytes. The results suggest that a hyperactivation of neutrophils in the skin is due at least partly to excessive production of tumor necrosis factor-α.
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