Acquired perforating dermatosis in a skin graft mdedge. Clinical findings of acquired perforating dermatosis and the spectrum of associated diseases were investigated. Acquired reactive perforating dermatosis is a variant of prurigo. We report a case of typical and aggressive apd in a 70yearold man.
We present a rare case of 53 year old male with clinical, dermoscopic and histopathological features suggestive of reactive. Table 691 synonyms for acquired perforating dermatosis. Acquired perforating collagenosis apc is a rare perforating dermatosis characterized by transepidermal collagen elimination. Giant variant of acquired perforating dermatosis in a. Reactive perforating collagenosis pathology dermnet nz. This reflects that there is overlap with the other acquired perforating disorders of perforating folliculitis and kyrle disease. Treatment of acquired reactive perforating dermatosis a. Acquired reactive perforating dermatosis is a variant of.
We describe effective therapy of acquired perforating dermatosis with narrowband uvb in 5 patients. Figure 2 skin biopsy specimen of acquired perforating dermatosis shows a dilated follicle with keratinous and necrotic debris. Perforating dermatoses primary care dermatology society uk. Acquired perforating dermatosis in a peritoneal dialysis. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is a perforating disease characterized by transepidermal elimination of dermal material 1,2. What are the signs and symptoms of acquired perforating dermatosis. All lesions disappeared completely after 10 to 15 exposures without. There are four classic perforating disorders and in the last years, the concept of acquired perforating dermatosis was introduced for any classic perforating dermatosis in association with diabetes andor renal failure. Dermatological disease in patients with ckd american. Acquired perforating dermatosis in a patient on peritoneal. We report a case of apd in a patient with both primary biliary cirrhosis and hashimoto thyroiditis in the absence of diabetes mellitus and. It is characterised by the presence of hyperkeratotic papules and. The dose was started at 400 mjcm 2 and increased to a maximum of 1500 mjcm 2. Acquired perforating dermatosis in a patient with chronic renal failure.
There are rare reports of apd in association with liver disease or thyroid disease. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is characterized by pruritic craterlike lesions with a predilection for patients affected by chronic kidney disease or diabetes mellitus dm. Acquired perforating dermatosis associated with sorafenib. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is an uncommon cutaneous perforating disorder, frequently associated with diabetes mellitus dm and chronic renal failure crf. It is strongly associated with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease often in the setting of haemodialysis. Typical apd cases can be diagnosed at a glance, and clinicians should be aware of the characteristic eruptions of apd. The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinical and histopathological features of apd, and evaluate role of.
Summary acquired reactive perforating dermatosis is characterized by umbilicated erythematous papules and plaques with firmly adherent crusts. Acquired perforating dermatosis is a rare skin disorder which develops in individuals undergoing dialysis. Its diagnosis is based on biopsy and the treatment is not very clear. Tacalcitol in the treatment of acquired perforating. The disease can affect patients with systemic disorders, especially those with chronic renal failure or diabetes mellitus.
In the acquired form in adults, it is frequently associated with diseases such as diabetes and chronic renal failure. Acquired perforating dermatosis in patients with chronic renal failure. Treatment of acquired perforating dermatosis with narrowband ultraviolet b. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of acquired. Pdf acquired perforating dermatosis associated with oral. Apd has been reported to occur in association with various diseases, but is most commonly associated with dialysisdependent chronic renal failure crf or diabetes. The follicular epithelium is disrupted with dermal collagen entering the perforation. The signs and symptoms of acquired perforating dermatosis include. Acquired reactive perforating dermatosis vashishtha r. Perforating disorders are characterized by transepidermal elimination of altered keratin or dermal connective tissue material. Acquired perforating dermatosis classically presents with severely pruritic follicular hyperkeratotic papules, sometimes umbilicated, on the hairbearing limbs of adults, as in our patient. The pathogenesis is unknown, although scratching appears to play a critical role.
Clinicopathological features of 25 patients with acquired perforating dermatosis. Acquired perforating dermatosis can histologically resemble kyrle disease, reactive perforating collagenosis, perforating folliculitis, and occasionally elastosis perforans serpiginosa. However, it was found to cause cutaneous eruption, mostly pruritic eczematous dermatitis, in 56% of patients as opposed to 34% of patients taking peginterferon and ribavirin alone. Perforating diseases include a variety of dermatoses characterized by the presence of transepidermal elimination. Abstract background the term of acquired perforating dermatosis apd comprises the perforating dermatoses occurring in adult patients. Perforating folliculitis may present as an isolated finding, apparently unrelated to other disease states, but also can be associated with chronic renal failure and diabetes mellitus. We present a case of a 57yearold black woman admitted for chest pain and dyspnea who was found to have 2 teardropshaped yellowwhitechalky plaques consistent with apd that developed at the site of a preexisting. Perforating dermatosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by transepidermal elimination of dermal components such as collagen, elastin, or fibrin. Clinically the acquired perforating dermatoses are characterised by. Acquired perforating dermatosis in a peritoneal dialysis patient. A clinicopathologic study of thirty cases of acquired perforating dermatosis in korea article pdf available in annals of dermatology 262. Perforating folliculitis is closely related, if not identical, to the acquired perforating dermatosis that occurs with chronic renal disease. This skin disorder may also develop in association with other systemic disorders like malignancy. Acquired perforating dermatosis is a chronic disease, usually associated.
Jeadv letter to the editor acquired perforating dermatosis associated with sorafenib therapy editor sorafenib, approved in metastatic renal cell and hepatocellular carcinoma, inhibits raf serinethreonine kinases, receptor tyrosine kinases and suppresses metalloproteinase9 expression. In the acquired form in adults, it is frequently associated. Perforating dermatoses are a group of skin diseases characterized by transepidermal elimination of dermal material. This article is within the scope of wikiproject medicine, which recommends that medicinerelated articles follow the manual of style for medicinerelated articles and that biomedical information in any article use highquality medical sources. Reactive perforating collagenosis is a rare skin disorder in which abnormal collagen fibres extrude through the epidermis outer layer of skin. Printed with permission from martins j, rivera m, carrillogijon r, teruel jl, ortuno j. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is a debilitating and itchy skin disease. These disorders include perforating folliculitis as shown below, kyrle disease, elastosis perforans serpiginosa, reactive perforating collagenosis, and acquired perforating dermatosis. Acquired perforating dermatosis is difficult to treat. Acquired occurs in adulthood, usually in patients with diabetes or chronic renal.
Authoritative facts about the skin from dermnet new zealand. A case of arpd in association with chronic renal failure and dialysis is reported here. Criteria included all parameters previously described by weigelt et al. Skin biopsy confirmed the clinical impression of acquired perforating dermatosis, a perforating disorder strongly associated with diabetes mellitus and chronic renal disease. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is an uncommon skin eruption of unclear etiology that most often is associated with diabetes mellitus or chronic renal insufficiency.
The exact cause of acquired perforating dermatosis development is unknown. We describe a 65yearold patient, with longstanding type 2 diabetes mellitus and a 2year history of itchy hyperkeratotic nodules situated on the back, who was subsequently diagnosed with apc. We present a diffuse and giant variant with an elastic fiber. Acquired perforating dermatosis is clinically and histopathologically similar to perforating folliculitis, also associated with chronic kidney failure, with or without. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is a skin disorder occurring in the patients with chronic renal failure crf, diabetes mellitus dm or both. Acquired perforating disorders represent a group of separately identified cutaneous disorders that occur most often in the setting of. They are classified histopathologically according to the type of epidermal disruption and the nature of the elimi. The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinical and histopathological features of apd, and evaluate role of scratching in the pathogenesis of apd. There is transepidermal elimination of degenerated material with basophilic collagen bundles. Histopathology of acquired perforating dermatosis at the. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is an uncommon cutaneous perforating disorder.
Special attention was paid, if shown in our specimens, to epidermal perforation of collagen and the composition of the covering debris. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is characterised by the transepidermal elimination of degenerated dermal material such as collagen, elastin or fibrin. Two distinct forms of the disease have been identified. Twentytwo patients with acquired perforating dermatosis were enrolled in this study. Acquired perforating dermatosis is a chronic disease, usually associated with diabetes mellitus or renal failure or both. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of hipaacovered transactions. A clinicopathologic study of thirty cases of acquired perforating dermatosis in korea. Reactive perforating dermatosis is a rare chronic skin disease defined by the transepidermal elimination of collagen andor elastin. It is not well established as to how wide spread it is in patients on peritoneal dialysis pd and its implications in this population have not been well studied. Acquired perforating dermatosis consists of papulonodular skin lesions characterized by transepidermal elimination of some components of the dermis. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is an uncommon skin disease characterized by umbilicated hyperkeratotic lesions, and involves the transepidermal elimination of dermal components, including collagen and elastic fibers. Acquired perforating dermatosis statpearls ncbi bookshelf. Acquired perforating dermatosis apd is the most common perforating dermatosis, known to often occur in patients with chronic kidney disease or diabetes. Some experts believe that it is due to the formation of abnormal mineral deposits resulting from a metabolic imbalance.
Acquired perforating dermatosis associated with primary. Acquired perforating dermatosis usually develops in adulthood in association with comorbid disease such as diabetes mellitus dm or renal failure. Acquired perforating dermatosis is clinically and histopathologically similar to perforating folliculitis, also associated with chronic kidney failure, with or without hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, andor diabetes mellitus, but not identical to kyrle disease 1462. The classical morphology and histopathology of the lesion and demonstration of collagen fibres in the crater contributed to the diagnosis of rpc in the present case. Here we present a case of apd that developed in a patient on pd. Perforating dermatoses are a heterogeneous group that is characterized by a papulonodular rash with transepidermal elimination of dermal. It has been described in diabetic andor renal patients. Acquired perforating dermatosis in patients with chronic. Several acquired types of perforating dermatoses have been identified, eg kyrles disease, elastosis perforans serpiginosa and reactive perforating collagenosis, the clinical boundary between these can be blurred and as such the term acquired perforating dermatosis is sometimes used to encompass this group of conditions. Please visit the project page for details or ask questions at wikipedia talk. Pdf acquired perforating dermatosis in a peritoneal.
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