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. 2017 Nov 1;19(1):32-33.
doi: 10.1002/jgf2.141. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Acute generalized pustular bacterid

Koji Kamiya  1 , Mamitaro Ohtsuki  1
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Acute generalized pustular bacterid

Koji Kamiya et al. J Gen Fam Med. .

Abstract

The case of a 70-year-old Japanese man with acute generalized pustular bacterid.

Keywords: acute generalized pustular bacterid; generalized pustular psoriasis; palmoplantar pustulosis.

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Figure 1
A, Multiple pustules on the extremities of a 70‐year‐old Japanese man. B, Pustules with a red halo on the extremities
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathology, showing intraepidermal pustules and neutrophil infiltrates within and around the vessels with erythrocyte extravasation (hematoxylin and eosin staining)
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