title: A case of perforating folliculitis in association with antisynthetase syndrome.
abstract: Perforating folliculitis (PF) describes the process by which altered dermal material is eliminated from the epidermis through a follicular unit resulting in keratotic, follicular papules that favor hair-bearing regions of the forearms, arms, buttocks, and thighs. Diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic renal failure (CRF) are commonly associated with PF. The more general term, acquired perforating dermatosis, has been applied to PF as well as Kyrles disease and the non-inherited form of perforating collagenosis. In this report, we describe an instance of PF that arose in the setting of preexisting antisynthetase syndrome.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia Health System, Department of Pathology, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kaley
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia Health System, Department of Pathology, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Darling
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia Health System, Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, Charlottesville, VA USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.affiliation: Onkoderma-Clinic for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Chokoeva
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Rome G. Marconi Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wollina
authors.affiliation: Onkoderma-Clinic for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tchernev