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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2026

The Role of Genetic Testing in the Differential Diagnosis of Pustular Dermatoses: A Pediatric Case of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Associated with the IL36RN Variant.

Maksymilian Markwitz, Paweł Głuszak, Anna Skorczyk-Werner, Natalia Welc, Aleksandra Dańczak-Pazdrowska, Aleksandra Wnuk-Kłosińska, Monika Bowszyc-Dmochowska, Marian Dmochowski, Anna Wiśniewska-Szymańska, Sandra Ważniewicz and 1 more

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Maksymilian MarkwitzDepartment of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0009-0003-5417-1075
Paweł GłuszakDepartment of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5877-491X
Anna Skorczyk-WernerDepartment of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8847-1776
Natalia WelcDepartment of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.
Aleksandra Dańczak-PazdrowskaDepartment of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.
Aleksandra Wnuk-KłosińskaDoctoral School, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.
Monika Bowszyc-DmochowskaDepartment of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.
Marian DmochowskiDepartment of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4819-2051
Anna Wiśniewska-SzymańskaDepartment of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.
Sandra WażniewiczDepartment of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0009-0000-5386-9090
Adriana PolańskaDepartment of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.

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Abstract

General pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare, potentially life-threatening neutrophilic dermatosis. Pediatric cases are uncommon and often misdiagnosed due to overlapping clinical and histopathological features with other pustular dermatoses. We present a case of an 11-year-old boy, initially diagnosed with Sneddon-Wilkinson syndrome, who presented with disseminated pustular eruptions, with no response to antibiotics, dapsone, and glucocorticosteroids. In histopathology, we observed subcorneal neutrophilic pustules. Due to atypical features and poor treatment response, the patient underwent genetic testing, which revealed a homozygous IL36RN gene c.338C>T (p.Ser113Leu) pathogenic variant, which enabled a definitive diagnosis of GPP. Treatment with acitretin led to clinical improvement. Pediatric GPP poses diagnostic and treatment challenges. Genetic testing for IL36RN pathogenic variants may aid in the diagnosis, especially in atypical cases. The presence of the biallelic IL36RN pathogenic variant supports the diagnosis of DITRA (Deficiency of the IL-36 Receptor Antagonist, ORPHA:404546)-a monogenic autoinflammatory form of GPP.

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acute generalized exanthemous pustulosisDITRA syndromeIgA pemphigusIL36RN geneSneddon–Wilkinson syndromespesolimab

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