Amicrobial pustulosis associated with autoimmune diseases: healing with zinc supplementation.
Amicrobial pustulosis associated with autoimmune diseases is an eruption involving the cutaneous flexures and scalp. We report two young women with this disease, in whom pustulosis healed with zinc supplementation. We suggest that it may be relevant to measure plasma zinc level in patients with such a disease.
Bénéton
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Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Henri-Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, Paris XII University, F-94010 Créteil cedex, France.
Wolkenstein
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P
Bagot
M
M
Cosnes
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A
Wechsler
J
J
Roujeau
J C
JC
Revuz
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J
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D015032:Zinc / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D015032:Zinc