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19730083

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
Hydroa vacciniforme (HV) is a rare, blistering, childhood photodermatosis that heals with smallpox-like scars, is associated with latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, and spontaneously resolves by early adulthood. Cytotoxic T cells are suspected to mediate the histologic hallmark of HV-dense, perivascular, lymphocytic infiltrates and reticular degeneration and necrosis of the epidermis. We report a case of 13-year-old white girl with EBV-associated HV, whose lesional skin harbored a predominate CD68, CD123 infiltrate of plasmacytoid monocytes (PMs). Other significant pathologic attributes included abundant non-neutrophilic nuclear debris, necrosis of adnexal structures, lymphocytic vasculitis, and clusters of CD30 cells. PMs produce large amounts of type I interferon during viral infection, which induces apoptosis of some cell types and promotes the survival of others. This antiviral response can explain these aforementioned pathologic findings representing wide spread cell death and lymphoid proliferation, as well as eventual resolution of HV with time, via elimination of latent EBV-infected cells. The destruction of adnexal structures can account for the depressed circinate scars characteristic of HV. The validity of this proposed mechanism must be evaluated by first examining the prevalence and number of PMs in future case series of HV.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1533-0311
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
828-33
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Plasmacytoid (CD68+CD123+) monocytes may play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of hydroa vacciniforme: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports