Erythroderma/generalized exfoliative dermatitis in pediatric practice: An overview

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 831-839

  Sehgal, Virendra N ^a,b,c   Srivastava, Govind ^a,b  

^a Sehgal Nursing Home   (India)

^b Skin Institute   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BORIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISONIAZID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN;

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CALCIFYING CHONDRODYSTROPHY; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; ERYTHRODERMA; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; ICHTHYOSIS; INCIDENCE; KWASHIORKOR; NETHERTON DISEASE; OMENN SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SCARLET FEVER; SJOEGREN LARSSON SYNDROME; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TRICHOTHIODYSTROPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, EXFOLIATIVE; DRUG ERUPTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; METABOLIC DISEASES; NUTRITION DISORDERS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 33745712695     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02849.x     Document Type: Review

References (76)

1. Wilson HTH. Exfoliative dermatitis, its etiology and prognosis. Arch Dermatol 1954; 69: 577-588.
2. Abraham I, McGarthy JT, Sanders SS. 101 cases of exfoliative dermatitis. Arch Dermatol 1963; 87: 96-101.
3. Nicolis GD, Heling EB. Exfoliative dermatitis - a clinicopathologic study of 135 patients. Arch Dermatol 1973; 108: 788-797.
4. Sehgal VN, Rege VL. A retrospecive study of exfoliative dermatitis. Ind J Dermatol Venereol 1974; 40: 36-39.
5. Sehgal VN, Srivastava G. Exfolative dermatitis - a prospective study of 80 patients. Dermatologica 1986; 173: 278-284.
6. Hasan T, Jansen CT. Erythroderma - a follow up of 50 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol 1983; 8: 836-840.
7. Sigurdrson V, Toonstra J, Hezemans-Boer M, et al. Erythroderma - a clinical and follow up study of 102 patients with special emphasis on survival. J Am Acad Dermatol 1996; 35: 53-57.
8. Pal S, Haroon TS. Erythoderma - a clinico-etiological study of 90 cases. Int J Dermatol 1998; 37: 104-107.
9. Hoeger PH, Harper JI. Neonatal erythroderma: Differential diagnosis and management of red baby. Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 186-191.
10. Sarkar R, Sharma RC, Koranne RV, et al. Erythroderma in children - a clinico-etiological study. J Dermatol (Tokyo) 1999; 26: 507-511.
11. Pruskowosky A, Bodmer C, Fraitog S. Neonatal and infantile erythroderma - a retrospective study of 51 patients. Arch Dermatol 2000; 136: 875-880.
12. Sarkar R, Basu S, Sharma RC. Neonatal and infantile erythroderma. Arch Dermatol 2001; 137: 822-823.
13. Spraker MK. Differential diagnosis of neonatal erythroderma. In: Harper J, Orange A, Prose N, eds. Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology, 1st edn. London: Blackwell Science Ltd, 2000: 92-103.
14. Dyke MP, Marlow N, Berry PJ. Omenn's Disease. Arc Dis Child 1991; 66: 1247-1248.
15. Rybojad M, Cambiagnr S, Moraillon T. Omenn's reticulosis associated with nephritic syndrome. Brt J Dermatol 1996; 135: 124-127.
16. 45RO+ T lymphocytes in Omenn's syndrome. J Clin Immunol 1997;17: 322-332.
17. Aladangady N, Kinmand S, Cont AJ, et al. A preterm baby with Omenn's syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 2000; 159: 657-658.
18. Schelmberg I, Hoeger PH, Harper JI, et al. Omenn's syndrome: Differential diagnosis in infants with erythroderma and immunodeficiency. Pediatr Der Pathol 2001; 4: 237-245.
19. Meyer-Behlberg A, Haas JP, Haase R, et al. Treatment with cyclosporin A in a patient with Omenn's syndrome. Arch Dis Child 2002; 87: 231-233.
20. Glover MT, Atherton DJ, Levinsky RJ. Syndrome of erythroderma failure to thrive and diarrhoea in infancy - a manifestation of immuno-deficiency. Pediatrics 1988; 81: 66-72.
21. Henderickx GF, Zegers BJ, Van-delden L, et al. Conjenital ichthyosis. Concurrent immuno-deficiency and atypical T-cells. Int J Dermatol 1979; 18: 731-740.
22. Alain G, Carrier C, Beaumier L, et al. In utero acute graph versus host disease in a neonate with severe combined immuno-deficiency. J Am Acad Dermatol 1993; 29: 862-865.
23. Conley ME, Beckwith JB, Mancer JFK. The spectrum of the Di-georg's syndrome. J Pediatrics 1979; 94: 883-890.
24. Archer E, Chuan TY, Hong R. severe eczema in a patient with Di-georg's syndrome. Cutis 1990; 45: 455-459.
25. Llorente CP, Amors JT, Frutur FJO. Cutaneous lesions in severe combined immuno-deficiency. Pedratr Dermatol 1991; 8: 314-321.
26. Kumar S, Sehgal VN, Sharma RC. Acrodermatitis enteropathica. J Dermatol (Tokyo) 1997; 24: 135-136.
27. Sehgal VN, Jain S. Acrodermatitis enteropathica. Clinics Dermatol 2000; 18: 745-748.
28. Tong TK, Andren LR, Albert A, et al. Childhood AIDS manifesting as acrodermatitis enteropathica. J Pedratr 1986; 108: 426-428.
29. Hansen RC, Lemen R, Reysin B. Cystic fibrosis presenting with acrodermatitis enteropathica like lesions. Arch Dermatol 1983; 119: 51-53.
30. Darmstadt GL, Schmidt CP, Wechster DS. Dermatitis as presenting sign of cystic fibrosis. Arch Dermatol 1992; 128: 1358-1364.
31. Leiner C. Erythroderma desquamative (universal dermatitis of children at the breast). Brt J Child Dis 1908; 5: 244-251.
32. Miller ME, Seals J, Kay R. A familial plasma associated defect of phagocytosis. Lancet 1968; (ii): 60-63.
33. Weston WL, Humber GR. Failure of fresh plasma in Leiner's disease. Arch Dermatol 1977; 113: 233-234.
34. Soothill JF, Harvey BAM. Defective opsonization - a common immunity deficiency. Arch Dis Child 1976; 51: 91-99.
35. Gwault D, Goulet O, DeDeist F, et al. Intractable infant diarrhoea associated with phenotypic abnormality and immuno-deficiency. J Pediatr 1994; 125: 36-42.
36. Goodyear HM, Harper JP. Leiner's disease associated with metabolic acidosis. Clin Exp Dermatol 1989; 14: 364-366.
37. Theone J, Batshaw M, Spector E. Neonatal citrullinemia - treatment with ketoanalogues of essential amino acids. J Pedatr 1977; 90: 218.
38. Kline JJ, Hug G, Shubert WK, et al. Arganine deficiency syndrome occurrence in cerbamyl phosphate synthetase deficiency. Am J Dis Child 1981; 135: 437-442.
39. De Raeve L, De-meirlier L, Ramet J. Acrodermatitis enteropathica like cutaneous lesions in organic acid urea. J Pedrat 1994; 125: 416-420.
40. Sparker MK, Helminski MA, Elson IJ. Periorificial dermatitis secondary to dietary deficiency of isolucins in treated infants with maple syrup urine disease. J Invst Dermatol 1986; 86: 508.
41. Northrup H, Sigman ES, Herbert AA. Exfoliative erythroderma resulting from inadequate intake of branched chain amino-acids in infants with maple syrup urine disease. Arch Dermatol 1993; 129: 384-385.
42. Koch SE, Packman S, Koch TK, et al. Dermatitis in treated maple syrup urine disease. J Am Dermatol 1993; 28: 289-292.
43. Dars JW. The spectrum of staphylococcal disease. From boil to toxic shock. Post Grad Med 1982; 72: 58-64.
44. Ginsburg CM. Staphylococcal toxic syndromes. Pediatr Infect Dis 1983; 203: 823-827.
45. Florman AL, Bolzman RS. Nosocomial scalded skin syndrome. Reiter's disease caused by phage 6 staphylococcal aureous. Am J Dis Child 1980; 134: 1043-1045.
46. Cheshey PJ, Jancian RM, McDonald RA. Exfoliative dermatitis in an infant association with entrotoxin producing staphylococa. Am J Dis Child 1983; 187: 899-901.
47. Glassman BD, Muglia JJ. Widespread erythroderma and Desquamation in a neonate. Congenital cutaneous candidiasis. Arch Dermatol 1993; 129: 899-902.
48. Valdes Dopens MA, Arey JB. Bric acid poisoning. J Pediatr 1962; 61: 521-522.
49. William ML, Shwayder TA. Icthyosis and disorder of cornification. In: Schachner LA, Hansen RC, eds. Pediatric Dermatology Edinburgh. Churchill Livingsone, 1995: 413-468.
50. Dewolf K, Ferster A, Sass U. Nethertons syndrome - a severe neonatal disease. Dermatology 1996; 192: 400-402.
51. Krafchik BR. What syndrome is this: Nethertons syndrome. Pediatr Dermatol 1992; 9: 157-160.
52. Judge MR, Margan G, Harper JL. A clinical and immunological study of Nethertons syndrome. Br J Dermatol 1994; 131: 615-621.
53. Muller FB, Hausser I, Berg D, et al. Genetic analysis of a severe case of Netherton syndrome and application for prenatal testing. Br J Dermatol 2002; 146: 495-499.
54. Nazzero V, Blanchet-Borden C, Lovette G. Familial occurrence of KID syndrome. J Am Acad Dermatol 1990; 23: 385-388.
55. Srebrnik A, Tur E, Perluk C, et al. Dorfman-Chanarin syndrome -a case report and a review. J Am Acad Dermatol 1987; 17: 801-808.
56. Kalter DC, Atherton DJ, Clayton PT. X -linked dominant Conradi-Hunermann syndrome presenting as congenital erythroderma. J Am Acad Dermatol 1989; 21: 248-256.
57. Bamfazi E, Menegnini CE. Atopic dermatitis in the first six month of life. Acta Dermatol Venereol (Supple) (Stockh) 1989; 144: 20-22.
58. Sehgal VN, Jain S. Atopic dermatitis: Clinical criteria. Int J Dermatol 1993; 32: 628-637.
59. Yats VM, Kerr R, Frier K, et al. Early diagnosis of infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis - total and specific IgE levels. Br J Dermatol 1983; 108: 639-645.
60. Chang SE, Choi JH, Kon JK. Congenital erythrodemic psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 1999; 140: 538-539.
61. Kumar S, Sehgal VN, Sharma RC. Common genodermatoses. Int J Dermatol 1996; 35: 685-694.
62. Wolff K, Komar M, Petzelbauer P. Clinical and hystopathological aspects of cutaneous mastocytosis. Leuk Res 2001; 25: 519-528.
63. Valent PN. Diagnostic criteria and classification of mastocytosis - a concensus proposal. Leukaenia Res 2001; 25: 603-625.
64. Hawk RJ, Storer JS, Daum RS. Toxic epidermal necrolysis in a six-week-old infant. Pedatr Dermatol 1985; 3: 197-200.
65. Groot De R, Orangie AP, Vuzevski VD. Toxic epidermal necrolysis probably due to Klebsiella pneumonae sepsis. Dermatologica 1984; 169: 89-90.
66. Balistresi WF, Farrell MK, Bore KE. Lessons from the E - ferol tragedy. Pediatrics 1986; 3: 503-506.
67. Gelmetti C, Schiuma AA, Cerri D, et al. Pityriasis rubra pilaris in childhood: A long-term study of 29 cases. Pediatr Dermatol 1986; 3: 446-451.
68. Sehgal VN, Jain S, Kumar S, et al. Familial pityriasis rubra pilaris (Adult classic - I): A report of three cases in a single family. SKINmed Dermatol clin 2002; 1: 161-164.
69. Funkhouser M, Omohundro C, Ross A, et al. Management of scabies in patients with HIV disease. Arch Dermatol 1993; 129: 911-913.
70. Sehgal VN, Srivastava G, Sardana K. Erythroderma/exfoliative dermatitis - a synopsis. Int J Dermatol 2004; 43: 39-47.
71. Wilson DC, Jester JD, King Le Jr. Erythroderma and exfoliative dermatitis. Clin Dermatol 1993; 11: 67-72.
72. Freeberg IM. Exfoliative dermatitis. In: Fitzpatricts TB, Eisen AZ, Wolff K, et al., eds. Dermatology in General Medicine, 4th edn. New York: Mc Graw Hill, 1993: 527-530.
73. Bendrix JD Jr, Greer KE. Erythrokeratoderma varabilis present at birth - case report and review of literature. Pediatr Dermatol 1995; 12: 351-354.
74. Schwartz RA, Janniger CK. Erythroderma toxicum neonatorium. Cutis 1996; 58: 153-155.
75. Cors LA, Vonden Driesch P. Treatment of erythrodermic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with intermittent chlorambucil and fluocortolone therapy. Br J Dermatol 2000; 143: 127-131.
76. Park SD, Lee SW, Chun JH, et al. Clinical features of 31 patients with systemic contact dermatitis due to the ingestion of Rhus (lacquer). Br J Dermatol 2000; 142: 937-942.