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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis due to allylisopropylacetylurea: role of IL-17-producing T cells

European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 21, Numéro 1, 140-1, January-February 2011, Correspondence

DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2010.1205

Auteur(s) : Takashi UEDA, Miho ABE, Ryouko OKIYAMA, Shuichi OYAMA, Kanji SATOH, Shinsaku AIBA, Satoshi KANEKO, Kensei KATSUOKA, Division of Dermatology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, 3211 Kozukue, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 222-0036, Japan, Department of Dermatology, Kitasato University Hospital, 1-15-1 Minamiku Kitasato, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 252-0375, Japan.

Illustrations

Figure 1 The patient's face showed pustules on an erythematous base (A). Histological examination of the positive patch test area (B). Immunohistochemistry of the positive patch test area. Almost all cells in the vesicles were IL-17 (C) and CD4 positive (D) (arrows indicate positive-staining cells).