The neutrophilic dermatoses

Dermatol Nurs. 2008 Aug;20(4):274-6, 279-82.

Abstract

The neutrophilic dermatoses (ND) may present with pustules, plaques, ulcerations, and general malaise. They are secondary to the invasion of the skin by normal polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the absence of infection. ND are often associated with particular systemic diseases. The management of affected patients is reviewed, with a focus on nursing care.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
  • Dapsone / therapeutic use
  • Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Histological Techniques
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Infliximab
  • Medical History Taking
  • Neutrophil Infiltration*
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum* / diagnosis
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum* / etiology
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum* / therapy
  • Skin Care / methods
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous* / diagnosis
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous* / etiology
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous* / therapy
  • Sweet Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Sweet Syndrome* / etiology
  • Sweet Syndrome* / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cyclosporine
  • Dapsone
  • Infliximab