title: Subcorneal pustular dermatosis and IgA myeloma.
abstract: A case of subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SCPD), as a presenting feature in a patient with multiple myeloma, is described. This is the seventh case report of this association and the first from the Middle East. Five of these cases, including the present report, have been of the IgA paraprotein type, IgA intraepidermal deposits have been described in a few patients with SCPD associated with IgA paraproteinaemias but have not been detected in our patient.
authors.affiliation: Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Atukorala
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abanmi
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Jeha
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A