title: [Two cases of transient acantholytic dermatosis--with the analysis of 20 cases reported in Japan].
abstract: Two cases of transient acantholytic dermatosis were reported. The first case was a 78-year-old male and showed pruritic papulovesicular lesions on the face, head, neck and back. Darier-like pattern was observed histologically. Oral administration of etretinate (40 mg/day) was effective. The second case was a 57-year-old male showed asymptomatic, herpetiform confluent vesiculo-papules on the right forearm. Darier-like pattern was dominantly observed with a focal spongiotic acantholysis histologically. Also 20 cases (10 males and 10 females) reported in Japan were collected and analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Otaru City General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furuya
mesh_terms: D000051:Acantholysis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D005050:Etretinate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005050:Etretinate