QUINQUAUD’S DISEASE IN THE SPECTRUM OF CONCOMITANT DERMATOLOGIC PATHOLOGY

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2024-04-15
Issue: 
4
Year: 
2024

Professor M. Tlish, MD; N. Sycheva, Candidate of Medical Sciences;
P. Osmolovskaya, Candidate of Medical Sciences; F. Psavok, Candidate
of Medical Sciences; M. Divin
Kuban State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Krasnodar

Cicatrical alopecia is one of the acute issues of modern dermatology due to a permanent cosmetic defect in the form of bald areas with non-recoverable loss of hair follicles. Interrelation of cicatrical alopecia with other dermatoses and somatic diseases is also topical. The article presents a clinical case of development of Quinquaud’s disease of the scalp combined with parapsoriasis lichenoides and multiple seborrheic keratosis on the top of already administered targeted therapy in connection with previously removed skin melanoma. Among the features of this pathology, we noted: appearance of rashes after a past oncological disease, erythema diffusely spreading throughout the entire scalp, multiple follicular pustules and rapid formation of cicatricial atrophy, severe itching and soreness, resistance to the ongoing therapy, as well as multiple rashes on the skin of body and extremities in the form of lichenoid papules and plaques. For differential diagnostics, multifocal biopsic examination of the skin was carried out, which showed presence of histologic signs of three dermatoses, which make up a spectrum of the concomitant pathology in the patient. Taking into account the important role of staphylococcal infection in the pathogenesis of Quinquaud’s disease and parapsoriasis lichenoides, we can assume similar pathogenetic mechanisms for the development of these diseases in the patient, associated with disorders of cutaneous microbiome. It is possible that a history of the oncological pathology and targeted therapy could lead to a decrease in resistance and suppression of the immune system, which was also a factor contributing to the development of concomitant dermatoses. Appearance of multiple eruptive seborrheic keratomas on skin of the body and extremities may be an indicator of a paraneoplastic process and require oncological screening. Understanding the causes and common factors of formation of dermatoses comorbid with cicatricial alopecia is extremely important for a dermatologist, because it allows performing early diagnostics in a timely manner, assigning treatment and preventing development of the permanent cosmetic defect leading to a decrease in the quality of life.
Keywords: 
dermatology
folliculitis decalvans
cicatricial alopecia
parapsoriasis
seborrheic keratosis
multimorbidity
pathohistology.

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