title: Subcorneal pustular dermatosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and diffuse scleroderma.
abstract: We report a case of subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD) in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and diffuse scleroderma. Although SPD has been described in association with RA, it has not been reported in association with diffuse scleroderma to our knowledge. This observation supports the hypothesis linking immune dysfunction as a common pathogenesis of these three entities.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Resident, Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Elise I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Brantley
authors.forename: Pranav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sheth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D045743:Scleroderma, Diffuse / Q000150:complications*; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003622:Dapsone