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ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2021

Pustular Psoriasis and Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis.

Morgan Sussman, Anthony Napodano, Simo Huang, Abhirup Are, Sylvia Hsu, Kiran Motaparthi

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Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  7. Considerations for defining and diagnosing generalized pustular psoriasis.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2025
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  10. Isotretinoin - Induced AGEP: A Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2025
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  18. A Case Report of Possibly Related Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis withClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Morgan SussmanDepartment of Dermatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Anthony NapodanoDepartment of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Simo HuangDepartment of Dermatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Abhirup AreCollege of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32606, USA.
Sylvia HsuDepartment of Dermatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Kiran MotaparthiDepartment of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0562-0826
Temple University · USUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The similarity between pustular psoriasis (PP) and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) poses problems in the diagnosis and treatment of these two conditions. Significant clinical and histopathologic overlap exists between PP and AGEP. PP is an inflammatory disorder that has numerous clinical subtypes, but all with sterile pustules composed of neutrophils. AGEP is a severe cutaneous adverse reaction that is also characterized by non-follicular sterile pustules. Clinical features that suggest a diagnosis of PP over AGEP include a history of psoriasis and the presence of scaling plaques. Histologically, eosinophilic spongiosis, vacuolar interface dermatitis, and dermal eosinophilia favor a diagnosis of AGEP over PP. Importantly, PP and AGEP vary in clinical course and treatment. PP treatment involves topical steroids, oral retinoids, and systemic immunosuppressants. Newer therapies targeting IL-36, IL-23, IL-1, and PDE-4 have been investigated. The removal of the offending agent is a crucial part of the treatment of AGEP.

Indexed as

Acute Generalized Exanthematous PustulosisPsoriasisHumansSkinacute generalized exanthematous pustulosischronic inflammatory disorderpustular psoriasissevere cutaneous adverse reaction

Identifiers

PMID34684041
PMCPMC8538083
OpenAlexW3201971429

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