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. 2002;186(8):1479-86; discussion 1486-7.

[Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. Role in skin disorders]

[Article in French]
Jacques Bazex  1 , Paule Bayle, Brigitte Albes
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  • PMID: 12669363

[Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. Role in skin disorders]

[Article in French]
Jacques Bazex et al. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2002.

Abstract

Alpha1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is an autosomic codominant inherited disorder characterized by inefficient or non-functional serum AAT. The principal clinical manifestations are panlobular emphysema and cirrhoses. Among cutaneous aspects, about 30 cases of panniculitis have been reported in the literature, likewise rare clinical cases: pemphigus herpetiformis, Muir Torre syndrome, urticaria and angioedema, cutis laxa and Marshall syndrome, lupus erythematosus, psoriasis, vasculitis. Probably because of it's high frequency, numerous others diseases have been reported described in association. Acting on several factors of inflammation, AAT deficiency seems product or modify the expression of some, notably cutaneous diseases.

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