Dermatoses associated with sterile lytic bone lesions.
In recent years several dermatoses, palmoplantar pustulosis, acne fulminans, and Sweet's syndrome, have been associated with sterile lytic bone lesions. This article discusses the clinical, laboratory, and histologic findings of these disorders and postulates a common mechanism underlying the bone lesions.
Department of Dermatology, State University of New York, Health Science Center, Brooklyn.
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D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications*