Pyostomatitis vegetans (PSV)-pyodermatitis vegetans (PDV): A clinicopathologic study of 7 cases at a tertiary referral center.

Background: Pyostomatitis vegetans (PSV)-pyodermatitis vegetans (PDV) is a rare inflammatory mucocutaneous disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease.Objective: We sought to evaluate the clinicopathologic findings of PSV-PDV in a series of 7 patients.Methods: We conducted a retrospective rev...

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Publicado en:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 578 - 585
Autores principales: Clark, Leon G., Tolkachjov, Stanislav N., Bridges, Alina G., Camilleri, Michael J.
Formato: case study research Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Sep2016
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Sumario:Background: Pyostomatitis vegetans (PSV)-pyodermatitis vegetans (PDV) is a rare inflammatory mucocutaneous disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease.Objective: We sought to evaluate the clinicopathologic findings of PSV-PDV in a series of 7 patients.Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of all cases of PSV-PDV at the Mayo Clinic from 1995 to 2014.Results: Seven patients with PSV-PDV were included, and all had inflammatory bowel disease. Three had Crohn's disease and 4 had ulcerative colitis. Three patients had peripheral blood eosinophilia. Two had concomitant pyoderma gangrenosum in which pyoderma gangrenosum lesions were recalcitrant to therapy. Primary sclerosing cholangitis was seen in 3 patients. Two patients had direct and 3 had indirect immunofluorescence findings. Tissue eosinophilia was seen in the majority of mucosal and cutaneous lesions.Limitations: Limited sample size and retrospective study design are limitations.Conclusions: PSV-PDV is associated with inflammatory bowel disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis and may precede gastrointestinal symptoms. Immunofluorescence findings in select PSV-PDV cases may indicate possible overlap with autoimmune bullous disease. Tissue eosinophilia may be helpful in distinguishing PSV-PDV from pyoderma gangrenosum. Strict control of bowel disease and close monitoring of patients with subclinical disease is warranted.