AMICROBIAL INTERTRIGINOUS PUSTULOSIS IN AUTOIMMUNE-DISEASE - A NEW ENTITY

During the last decade an unusual amicrobial intertriginous pustulosis has been described in association with autoimmune disease in sixteen female patients. The clinical hallmark is a sterile pustular dermatosi s preferentially located in intertriginous regions that responds to lo cal or systemic corticosteroids. Histologic features are subcorneal so metimes spongiform neutrophilic pustules. We report an additional pati ent suffering from this unusual dermatosis. An overview of the patient s described to date and a review of the literature are given in an att empt to delineate this amicrobial intertriginous pustulosis from the k nown pustular dermatoses.