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Spongiotic dermatitis

MedGen UID:
120468
•Concept ID:
C0262984
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Spongiotic Dermatitis; spongiotic dermatitis
SNOMED CT: Spongiotic dermatitis (23615008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002987

Definition

A chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by itchiness and a rash in the chest and abdominal areas. It affects males more than females and is usually contracted at a relatively young age. It is thought to be caused by an allergic reaction to food, insect bites, or medication. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSpongiotic dermatitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

'Eczematous' dermatitis of the nipple: clinical and histopathological differential diagnosis of Paget disease.
Zengin HB, Tan PH, Liu R, Smoller BR
Pathology 2024 Apr;56(3):300-312. Epub 2024 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2023.10.018. PMID: 38307774
Management of immune-related cutaneous adverse events with dupilumab.
Kuo AM, Gu S, Stoll J, Moy AP, Dusza SW, Gordon A, Haliasos EC, Janjigian Y, Kraehenbuehl L, Quigley EA, Chapman P, Lacouture ME, Markova A
J Immunother Cancer 2023 Jun;11(6) doi: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007324. PMID: 37270183Free PMC Article
The role of eosinophils in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory skin diseases.
Caro-Chang LA, Fung MA
Hum Pathol 2023 Oct;140:101-128. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.03.017. PMID: 37003367

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Dermatologic Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors : Skin Toxicities and Immunotherapy.
Sibaud V
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Jun;19(3):345-361. doi: 10.1007/s40257-017-0336-3. PMID: 29256113
The role of histological presentation in erythroderma.
Megna M, Sidikov AA, Zaslavsky DV, Chuprov IN, Timoshchuk EA, Egorova U, Wenzel J, Nasyrov RA
Int J Dermatol 2017 Apr;56(4):400-404. Epub 2017 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/ijd.13488. PMID: 28191631
Acquired Blaschkoid dermatitis.
Mercy P, Ghorpade A, Das MN, Soud A, Puttoo S, Sharma D, Jain A
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2007 Nov-Dec;73(6):415-6. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.37062. PMID: 18032863
Delayed hypersensitivity to enoxaparin.
Cabañas R, Caballero MT, López-Serrano MC, Díaz R, Contreras J, Barranco P, Moreno-Ancillo A
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 1998 Nov-Dec;8(6):383-4. PMID: 10028487
The commonest causes of symptomatic vulvar disease: a dermatologist's perspective.
Fischer GO
Australas J Dermatol 1996 Feb;37(1):12-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb00988.x. PMID: 8936065

Diagnosis

Dermatologic Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors : Skin Toxicities and Immunotherapy.
Sibaud V
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Jun;19(3):345-361. doi: 10.1007/s40257-017-0336-3. PMID: 29256113
Psoriasiform dermatitides: A brief review.
Wick MR
Semin Diagn Pathol 2017 May;34(3):220-225. Epub 2016 Dec 14 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2016.12.006. PMID: 28094165
Deciphering spongiotic dermatitides.
Gupta K
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2008 Sep-Oct;74(5):523-6. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.44332. PMID: 19052433
Acquired Blaschkoid dermatitis.
Mercy P, Ghorpade A, Das MN, Soud A, Puttoo S, Sharma D, Jain A
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2007 Nov-Dec;73(6):415-6. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.37062. PMID: 18032863
Oestrogen dermatitis.
Kumar A, Georgouras KE
Australas J Dermatol 1999 May;40(2):96-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00329.x. PMID: 10333621

Therapy

Nivolumab Immunotherapy-Related Skin Reactions Detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT in Renal Cell Cancer.
T T, Goyal H, Singh H, Das CK, Sekar A, Kumar R
Clin Nucl Med 2022 Jul 1;47(7):e513-e514. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004224. PMID: 35439194
Widespread pustular eruption following probiotic use.
Price KN, Hendricks AJ, Goodrich ME, Krase JM, Shi VY
Dermatol Online J 2020 Nov 15;26(11) PMID: 33342179
Psoriasiform spongiotic dermatitis.
Sutarjono B, Lebovitch H
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Mar 7;12(3) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228690. PMID: 30850572Free PMC Article
Dermatologic Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors : Skin Toxicities and Immunotherapy.
Sibaud V
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Jun;19(3):345-361. doi: 10.1007/s40257-017-0336-3. PMID: 29256113
Acquired Blaschkoid dermatitis.
Mercy P, Ghorpade A, Das MN, Soud A, Puttoo S, Sharma D, Jain A
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2007 Nov-Dec;73(6):415-6. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.37062. PMID: 18032863

Prognosis

Progression of undiagnosed cutaneous lymphoma after anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy.
Martinez-Escala ME, Posligua AL, Wickless H, Rutherford A, Sable KA, Rubio-Gonzalez B, Zhou XA, Kaplan JB, Pro B, Choi J, Querfeld C, Rosen ST, Guitart J
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Jun;78(6):1068-1076. Epub 2018 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.12.068. PMID: 29307643Free PMC Article
Dermatologic Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors : Skin Toxicities and Immunotherapy.
Sibaud V
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Jun;19(3):345-361. doi: 10.1007/s40257-017-0336-3. PMID: 29256113
Efficacy of Triaging Direct Immunofluorescence in Intraepidermal Bullous Dermatoses.
Tjarks BJ, Billings SD, Ko JS
Am J Dermatopathol 2018 Jan;40(1):24-29. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000889. PMID: 28368874
High Frequency of Severe Telaprevir-associated Skin Eruptions in Clinical Practice.
Carrascosa R, Capusan TM, Llamas-Velasco M, García-Buey L, Gordillo C, Sánchez-Pérez J
Acta Derm Venereol 2016 Jan;96(1):97-9. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2174. PMID: 26073421
The commonest causes of symptomatic vulvar disease: a dermatologist's perspective.
Fischer GO
Australas J Dermatol 1996 Feb;37(1):12-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb00988.x. PMID: 8936065

Clinical prediction guides

Utility of IL-36 immunostaining in distinguishing psoriasis from pityriasis rosea and pityriasis lichenoides.
Ibraheim MK, North JP
J Cutan Pathol 2024 Aug;51(8):618-623. Epub 2024 Apr 30 doi: 10.1111/cup.14633. PMID: 38689501
Dermatologic Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors : Skin Toxicities and Immunotherapy.
Sibaud V
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Jun;19(3):345-361. doi: 10.1007/s40257-017-0336-3. PMID: 29256113
Efficacy of Triaging Direct Immunofluorescence in Intraepidermal Bullous Dermatoses.
Tjarks BJ, Billings SD, Ko JS
Am J Dermatopathol 2018 Jan;40(1):24-29. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000889. PMID: 28368874
Low-nickel diet scoring system for systemic nickel allergy.
Mislankar M, Zirwas MJ
Dermatitis 2013 Jul-Aug;24(4):190-5. doi: 10.1097/DER.0b013e3182937e81. PMID: 23857013
Delayed hypersensitivity to enoxaparin.
Cabañas R, Caballero MT, López-Serrano MC, Díaz R, Contreras J, Barranco P, Moreno-Ancillo A
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 1998 Nov-Dec;8(6):383-4. PMID: 10028487

Recent systematic reviews

Dermoscopy, confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography features of main inflammatory and autoimmune skin diseases: A systematic review.
Guida S, Longhitano S, Ardigò M, Pampena R, Ciardo S, Bigi L, Mandel VD, Vaschieri C, Manfredini M, Pezzini C, Arginelli F, Farnetani F, Zerbinati N, Longo C, Pellacani G
Australas J Dermatol 2022 Feb;63(1):15-26. Epub 2021 Aug 23 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13695. PMID: 34423852

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