Acitretin induces capillary leak syndrome in a patient with pustular psoriasis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 339-342

  Vos, Lydia E ^a   Vermeer, Maarten H ^a   Pavel, Stan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; ETRETIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS;

ACITRETIN; AGED; CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 33846045552     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Amoura Z., Papo T., Ninet J., Hatron P.Y., Guillaumie J., Piette A.M., et al. Systemic capillary leak syndrome: report on 13 patients with special focus on course and treatment. Am J Med 103 (1997) 514-519
2. De Botton S., Dombret H., Sanz M., Miguel J.S., Caillot D., Zittoun R., et al. Incidence, clinical features, and outcome of all trans-retinoic acid syndrome in 413 cases of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia. The European APL Group. Blood 92 (1998) 2712-2718
3. Barnadas M.A., Cistero A., Sitjas D., Pascual E., Puig X., and de Moragas J.M. Systemic capillary leak syndrome. J Am Acad Dermatol 32 (1995) 364-366
4. Handfield-Jones S.E., Garvey M., McGibbon D.H., and Black M.M. Capillary leak syndrome in generalized pustular psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 127 (1992) 64
5. Sadeh J.S., Rudikoff D., Gordon M.L., Bowden J., Goldman B.D., and Lebwohl M. Pustular and erythrodermic psoriasis complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. Arch Dermatol 133 (1997) 747-750
6. Abou-Samra T., Constantin J.M., Amarger S., Mansard S., Souteyrand P., Bazin J.E., et al. Generalized pustular psoriasis complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. Br J Dermatol 150 (2004) 353-356
7. Estival J.L., Dupin M., Kanitakis J., and Combemale P. Capillary leak syndrome induced by acitretin. Br J Dermatol 150 (2004) 150-152
8. Cuhadaroglu C., Korular D., Erelel M., Kiyan E., and Kilicaslan Z. Respiratory distress with acitretin, reversal by corticosteroid. Dermatol Online J 7 (2001) 5
9. Lauharanta J. Oedema, a rare adverse reaction to etretinate (Tigason). Br J Dermatol 106 (1982) 251
10. Allan S., and Christmas T. Severe edema associated with etretinate. J Am Acad Dermatol 19 (1988) 140
11. Choquet-Kastylevsky G., Dumas V., Vial T., Ligeron C., Descotes J., Faure M., et al. [Recurrent subcutaneous edema induced by isotretinoin.]. Therapie 54 (1999) 263-264 French
12. Railan D., Fivenson D.P., and Wittenberg G. Capillary leak syndrome in a patient treated with interleukin 2 fusion toxin for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. J Am Acad Dermatol 43 (2000) 323-324
13. Cecchi R., Seghieri G., Gironi A., Tuci F., and Giomi A. Relation between urinary albumin excretion and skin involvement in patients with psoriasis. Dermatology 185 (1992) 93-95
14. Detmar M. Evidence for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as a modifier gene in psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 122 (2004) 14-25
15. Creamer D., Allen M., Jaggar R., Stevens R., Bicknell R., and Barker J. Mediation of systemic vascular hyperpermeability in severe psoriasis by circulating vascular endothelial growth factor. Arch Dermatol 138 (2002) 791-796
16. Kini A.R., Peterson L.A., Tallman M.S., and Lingen M.W. Angiogenesis in acute promyelocytic leukemia: induction by vascular endothelial growth factor and inhibition by all-trans retinoic acid. Blood 97 (2001) 3919-3924
17. Maeno T., Tanaka T., Sando Y., Suga T., Maeno Y., Nakagawa J., et al. Stimulation of vascular endothelial growth factor gene transcription by all trans retinoic acid through Sp1 and Sp3 sites in human bronchioloalveolar carcinoma cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 26 (2002) 246-253