Blastomycosis-like pyoderma: Successful treatment with low-dose acitretin

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-100

  Nguyen, Roland T D ^a   Beardmore, Graeme L ^a  

^a GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actinic comedonal plaque; Coral reef granuloma; Corynebacterium sp.; Prevotella sp.; Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia; Staphylococcus aureus; Sun damaged skin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETRETIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; NIFEDIPINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PERINDOPRIL; RANITIDINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ABSCESS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLASTOMYCOSIS LIKE PYODERMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORAL REEF; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DRUG RESPONSE; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PREVOTELLA; PUS; PYODERMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NODULE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUN; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACITRETIN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLASTOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; PYODERMA;

EID: 18944406041     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2005.00151.x     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Kocsard E. Actinic comedonal plaque. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1981; 5: 611-12.
2. Su WPD, Duncan SC, Perry HO. Blastomycosis-like pyoderma. Arch. Dermatol. 1979; 115: 170-3.
3. Eastern JS, Martin S. Actinic comedonal plaque. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1980; 3: 633-6.
4. Weedon D. Actinic comedonal plaque. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1981; 5: 611.
5. Georgouras K. Coral reef granuloma. Culis 1967; 3: 37-9.
6. Trygg KJ, Madison KC. Blastomycosis-like pyoderma caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of a case responsive to ciprofloxacin. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1990; 23: 750-2.
7. Stone O.I. Hyperinflammatory proliferative (blastomycosis-like) pyodermas: review, mechanisms, and therapy. Dermatol. Surg. Oncol. 1986; 12: 271-3.
8. Crowley JJ, Kim YH. Blastomycosis-like pyoderma in a man with AIDS. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1997; 56: 055-4.
9. Rongioletti K, Semin M, Drago F, Blangetti MG, Rebora A. Blastomycosis-like pyoderma (pyoderma vegetans) responding to antibiotics and topical disodium chromoglycate. Int. J. Dermatol. 1996; 35: 828-30.
10. Dutta TK, James J, Bavuch MC, Ratnakar C. Blastomycosis-like pyoderma in a case of chronic myeloid leukemia. Postgrad. Med. J. 1992; 68: 363-5.
11. O'Dell BL, Jessen T, Becker LE, Jackson RT, Smith EB. Diminished immune response in sun-damaged skin. Arch. Dermatol. 1980; 116: 559-61.
12. Serre I, Cano JP, Picot M, Meynadier J, Meunier L. Immunosuppression induced by acute solar-simulated ultraviolet exposure in humans: prevention by a sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 16 and high UVA protection. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1997; 37: 187-94.
13. Su O, Demirkesen C, Onsun N. Localized blastomycosis-like pyoderma with good response to cotrimoxazole and eryotherapy. Int. J. Dermatol. 2004; 45: 588-90.
14. Pilkington T, Brogden RE. Acitretin: a review of its pharmacology and therapeutic use. Drugs 1992; 43: 597-627.