title: Superimposed linear psoriasis unmasked by therapy with adalimumab.
abstract: Several inflammatory skin disorders with a polygenic mode of inheritance (e.g. psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, and lichen planus) sometimes show, by way of exception, a segmental distribution. Superimposed linear psoriasis is an exceedingly rare disorder, but it has been found in both vulgaris and pustular types. This manifestation is probably either due to postzygotic allelic loss at one of the responsible gene loci, or to a postzygotic new mutation at an additional predisposing gene locus. In our case, a unilateral Blaschko-linear distribution was unmasked after treatment of severe non-segmental psoriasis with adalimumab (Humira(R)), reflecting an increased mutational burden of the segmentally involved area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Clinic Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland. aarnold@uhbs.ch
authors.forename: Andreas W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Happle
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Itin
mesh_terms: D000068879:Adalimumab; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068879:Adalimumab