ArticleJournal of cutaneous pathology2021
Increased MxA protein expression and dendritic cells in spongiotic dermatitis differentiates dermatomyositis from eczema in a single-center case-control study.
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- Challenges in diagnosing spongiotic dermatitis: A complex case report.SAGE open medical case reports · 2024Article
- Identification of Similarities Between Skin Lesions in Patients With Antisynthetase Syndrome and Skin Lesions in Patients With Dermatomyositis by Highly Multiplexed Imaging Mass Cytometry.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Spongiotic reaction patterns in autoimmune bullous dermatoses (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Review
- Dermatomyositis associated with hyponatremia and anasarca.JAAD case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDermatomyositis (DM) is conventionally characterized by interface dermatitis (ID) on skin histopathology. A subset of DM patients has skin biopsies showing spongiotic dermatitis (SD), a histopathology more commonly seen in eczema. In this study, we aimed to (a) identify the percentage of clinically diagnosed DM patients with SD skin biopsies, (b) identify cytokine and cell markers that can help determine if a SD skin biopsy is consistent with DM.
methodsIn this case-control study, biopsy specimens from ten DM patients with SD (DM-SD) were compared to specimens from ten healthy controls, ten patients with eczema, and 12 patients with DM with ID (DM-ID). Specimens were stained by immunohistochemistry for MxA, IFN-β, CD11c, and BDCA2. One-way ANOVA with Bonferroni's multiple comparison test was used to compare protein expression between groups.
resultsEleven of 164 (6.7%) patients with a clinical diagnosis of DM at our tertiary care center were identified as having SD. MxA, IFN-β, CD11c, and BDCA2 protein expression was significantly higher in DM-SD compared to eczema and healthy controls. Expressions of MxA, IFN-β, and BDCA2 were not significantly different between DM-SD and DM-ID.
conclusionIncreased MxA, IFN-β, CD11c, and BDCA2 protein expression may aid in distinguishing between DM-SD and eczema and warrants further investigation.
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