Multifocal Pyoderma Gangrenosum with an Underlying Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Case Report and the Review of the Literature.

Anakinra DNTs Double-negative T lymphocytes Etoposide HLH Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis Pyoderma gangrenosum

Journal

Dermatology and therapy
ISSN: 2193-8210
Titre abrégé: Dermatol Ther (Heidelb)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101590450

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Historique:
received: 05 12 2020
pubmed: 28 6 2021
medline: 28 6 2021
entrez: 27 6 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon, serious, ulcerating skin disease of uncertain etiology. It manifests as a noninfectious, progressive necrosis of the skin characterized by sterile neutrophilic infiltrates. It seems to be a disorder of the immune system. PG is associated with certain underlying conditions in at least 50% of cases. Therefore, it is important to look carefully for comorbidities in every patient with PG and treat them adequately to improve the prognosis. Here, we demonstrate a 35-year-old man diagnosed with multifocal PG and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) with fatal outcome, despite combined, long-term, intensive dermatological and hematological treatment with high doses of steroids, cyclosporin, intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG), HLH-2004 protocol with intravenously administered etoposide, and anakinra. This case is presented owing to the extremely rare coexistence of PG and HLH and the related diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. It is also worth underlying that the diagnosis of HLH should perhaps be considered in the presence of a high percentage of double-negative T lymphocytes (DNTs) in flow cytometry, after excluding the diagnosis of lymphoma and leukemia. In this article we have also performed and present the critical literature review of local and systemic options in the management of PG lesions based on a detailed search of the PubMed database.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34176093
doi: 10.1007/s13555-021-00571-3
pii: 10.1007/s13555-021-00571-3
pmc: PMC8322207
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

1217-1237

Informations de copyright

© 2021. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Aleksandra Opalińska (A)

Department of Dermatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Szopena 2 Street, 35-055, Rzeszow, Poland.

Dominika Kwiatkowska (D)

Department of Dermatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Szopena 2 Street, 35-055, Rzeszow, Poland.

Adrian Burdacki (A)

Department of Hematology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland.

Mirosław Markiewicz (M)

Department of Hematology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland.

Dominik Samotij (D)

Department of Dermatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Szopena 2 Street, 35-055, Rzeszow, Poland.

Marek Dudziński (M)

Department of Hematology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland.

Jadwiga Niemiec-Dudek (J)

Department of Hematology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland.

Elżbieta Ostańska (E)

Department of Pathomorphology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland.

Adam Reich (A)

Department of Dermatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Szopena 2 Street, 35-055, Rzeszow, Poland. adi_medicalis@go2.pl.

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