Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds Associated with Sjogren's Syndrome
TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY, vol.46, no.3, pp.163-166, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 46 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.4274/turkderm.82788
- Journal Name: TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.163-166
- Keywords: Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds, Sjogren's syndrome
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Amicrobial pustulosis of the folds (APF) is a chronic, relapsing sterile pustular eruption involving the main cutaneous flexures, scalp, and periorificial regions occurring mostly in young females. It is characterized histopathologically by intraepidermal spongiform pustules with a neutrophilic infiltrate in the dermis.APF is a rare condition that has been reported in association with various immunological abnormalities or autoimmune diseases. We describe here a 37-year-old woman with APF associated with Sjogren's syndrome.