Congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis is a cutaneous condition characterized by generalized erosions, vesicles, crusting and 'scalded skin-like' erythematous areas affecting up to 75% of the body surface area.[1]
Signs and symptoms
Congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis exhibits erythema, vesicles, erosions, crusts, and fissures affecting more than 75% of the skin at birth. Within ten days to three months, the lesions heal on their own, leaving behind a pathognomonic reticulate scar.[2]
Clinical characteristics linked to congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis include cicatricial baldness (39%), nail dysplasia or hypoplasia (39%), hyperthermia with/or hypohidrosis in scarred areas (39%), ophthalmological abnormalities (36%), and neurodevelopmental abnormalities (30%).[3]
Causes
There is no established pathophysiology for congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis, and the illness seems to be sporadic. Intrauterine infections, amniotic adhesions, and a developmental abnormality with atypical repair in preterm skin are among the etiologic possibilities.[4]
Diagnosis
The congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis histopathologic results vary according to the disease's stage.[4] Epidermal necrosis, subepidermal vesiculation, and an eroded epidermis with a primarily neutrophilic or mixed (containing eosinophils, histiocytes, lymphocytes, and neutrophils) dermal infiltration have all been reported in early inflammatory lesions.[3] Biopsy specimens from late lesions might either look normal in the dermis or exhibit scar development with a decrease in hair follicles and absent eccrine glands, according to histopathologic evaluation.[5]
^ abWong, Vincent; Fischer, Gayle (2017). "Congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis with reticulated supple scarring". Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 58 (4). doi:10.1111/ajd.12579. ISSN0004-8380.
^ abTlougan, Brook E.; Paller, Amy S.; Schaffer, Julie V.; Podjasek, Joshua O.; Mandell, Jenny A.; Nguyen, Xuan H.; Spraker, Mary K.; Hansen, Ronald C. (2013). "Congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis with reticulated supple scarring: Unifying clinical features". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 69 (6). Elsevier BV: 909–915. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2013.08.015. ISSN0190-9622.
Lee, Ji Hyun; Yoon, Sun Young; Lee, Jeong Deuk; Cho, Sang Hyun (2008). "A case of congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis with limited involvement". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 58 (5). Elsevier BV: S104 –S106. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2007.03.038. ISSN0190-9622.