Pustulosis acuta generalisata with joint involvement in an HLA-A2- and HLA-B35-positive patient

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Jun;58(6):1056-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.02.034. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

Abstract

Pustulosis acuta generalisata (PAG) is a rare poststreptococcal disease of the skin, which has been reported in children and adults after streptococcal throat infection. Herein, we report on the case of a 47-year-old woman with typical clinical and histologic findings of PAG emerging after a pharyngeal infection in whom inflammatory joint-involvement developed. The patient was found to be HLA-A2 and HLA-B35 positive. Whereas HLA-B35 might be associated with pustular skin diseases, HLA-A2 is a risk factor for the development of rheumatoid arthritis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Arthritis / blood
  • Arthritis / complications*
  • Female
  • HLA-A2 Antigen / blood*
  • HLA-B35 Antigen / blood*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / blood
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / complications*
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / diagnosis*

Substances

  • HLA-A2 Antigen
  • HLA-B35 Antigen