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IgA pemphigus
IgA
pemphigus
is a
subtype
of pemphigus with two
distinct
forms:
Subcorneal
pustular
dermatosis
is
skin condition
that is a
rare
,
chronic
,
recurrent
, pustular
eruption
characterized
histopathologically
by subcorneal
pustules
that
contain
abundant
neutrophils
. This is distinct from and not to be
confused
with subcorneal pustular dermatosis
type
of IgA pemphigus.
Sneddon's syndrome
, also known as Ehrmann-Sneddon
syndrome
, is also a different syndrome.
Intraepidermal
neutrophilic
IgA dermatosis
is characterized
histologically
by
intraepidermal
bullae
with neutrophils, some
eosinophils
, and
acantholysis
.
History
Early
descriptions
were made by
Darrell Wilkinson
, a
British
dermatologist
.