Anti-laminin-gamma 1 Pemphigoid with Generalized Pustular Psoriasis and Psoriasis Vulgaris

Variant Analysis of CARD14 in a Chinese Han Population with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Generalized Pustular Psoriasis

TO THE EDITOR Psoriasis is a common, chronic, inflammatory, organ-specific autoimmune skin disease with a complex genetic background (Nestle et al., 2009; Zhang et al., 2013). Psoriasis vulgaris (PsV) is the most common type, accounting for approximately 85–90% of all psoriasis patients, and characterized by raised, well-demarcated, erythematous oval plaques with adherent silvery scales (Nestle...

Anti-laminin gamma-1 pemphigoid.

Anti-p200 pemphigoid has been characterized by autoantibodies to an unidentified 200-kDa protein (p200) of the dermal-epidermal junction. The objective of this study was to identify p200. We performed 2D gel electrophoresis of dermal extracts and immunoblotting with patients' sera, followed by MS analysis of a unique protein band. The protein band corresponded to laminin gamma1. Anti-laminin ga...

Spongiform pustules of Kagoj in Psoriasis = تارثبلا ةيجنفسالا لكشلا يف فدصلا Psoriasis Psoriasis may be divided into psoriasis vulgaris, generalized pustular psoriasis, and localized pustular psoriasis. Psoriasis Vulgaris Clinical Features

Elderly-Onset Generalized Pustular Psoriasis without a Previous History of Psoriasis Vulgaris

Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is characterized by sudden fever and extensive erythema with pustules and occurs in patients with or without preceding psoriasis vulgaris. We report an 83-year-old man showing irregularly shaped erythema with pustules on the trunk and extremities. He initially had no fever and came to our clinic a few days after the onset of the skin lesions because of high ...

Infliximab in recalcitrant generalized pustular arthropatic psoriasis.

Generalized pustular psoriasis is an unstable inflammatory type of psoriasis, with widespread areas of erythema and sterile pustules, associated with fever and systemic symptoms. Infliximab is a monoclonal antibody with anti-TNFalpha activity, approved for use in psoriasis. We describe a male patient with a long history of stable arthropathic psoriasis, hospitalized with a generalized pustular ...