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. 2024 Jan 23;25(3):1401. doi: 10.3390/ijms25031401

Table 2.

A brief literature review of case reports on DCM.

Disease
Onset
Follow-Up Time Anaphylaxis Clinical Features and Outcome
Yasuda T. and Kukita A. 1962 [64] At birth 3 months NA Hemorrhagic bullous lesions, diffuse brown pigmentation of the skin
Episodes of severe fever and dyspnea
No evidence of SM
Death at 3 months of age
Allison J. 1967 [65] At birth 8 days NA Generalized blistering, erythema
Death at 8 days of age
Orkin et al., 1970 [63] 5 months 3 years Once, 30 min after a meal Generalized erythema, blistering, thickened skin
No evidence of SM
Partial improvement of skin lesions
Klaber M. et al., 1976 [66] 6 months and
2 months
25 years and
3 months
NA Two cases
Persistently thickened skin and pronounced Dermographism
Erythematous, leathery skin
Harrison P. et al., 1979 [67] 20 days 4 years NA In the infantile period, erythema, blistering, and diffuse thickening of the skin with a leather-like appearance
At the age of 4 years, there is slightly erythematous and thickened skin in some areas
Willemze R. et al., 1980 [60] At birth 25 years None Persistent generalized erythema since birth
Cutaneous tumors with MC infiltration on the arms and legs
No evidence of SM
Olgun N. et al., 1993 [68] 5 months NA NA Widespread bullous eruptions, small papules over the entire skin surface, and erythematous rash
Intermittent flushing and fever; intense itching; MC infiltrates in BM
After 7 months, some improvement
Shah P. et al., 1998 [39] At birth 4 months NA Diffuse bullae
Death at the age of 5 months due to bacterial endocarditis, pneumonia, and ascites
Murphy M. et al., 1999 [69] At birth 17 months NA Generalized erythema, blistering
Generalized lymphadenopathy
Death at the age of 17 months
Enomoto U. et al., 1999 [70] At birth 3 years NA Generalized brown, thickened leathery skin, and blistering
No evidence of SM
At the age of 36, there was slight blistering and hyperpigmentation
Waxtein L. et al., 2000 [71] 3 months NA NA At the age of 3 months, generalized hyperpigmented skin with intense pruritus
At the age of 10, diffuse infiltrated and hyperpigmented plaques on the trunk and extremities, and papular and yellowish nodules on the scalp and ears
MC infiltrates BM
Tang X. et al., 2004 [53] 4 months 2 years NA Familial DCM with the A533D mutation
Generalized pruritus of the skin and blistering on the scalp
At the age of 2 years, the patient had only a solitary yellow-brown papule
The patient’s father, paternal uncle, paternal grandfather, and paternal great aunt were diagnosed with DCM
None of the family members had SM
Kinsler V. et al., 2005 [72] 10 weeks 6 years NA At the age of 10 weeks, there was an erythematous rash on the head, neck, and shoulders, thickened skin, and marked dermographism
At the age of 6 years, small patches of urticaria
Walker T. et al., 2006 [73] At birth 6 months NA Pachydermia, erythrodermia, dry skin and blisters
Duckworth A. et al., 2009 [74] At birth 5 years NA Male fraternal twins
Erythema, pink-brown macules and papules,
diffusely thickened skin
No systemic involvement
Flushing, pruritus, and abdominal pain
Ghiasi M. et al., 2011 [75] At birth 1 month None Generalized erythema, thickened skin, scattered nodules, and hemorrhagic bullae at birth
Serum tryptase level: 6 ng/mL
Hepatosplenomegaly
Death at the age of 1 month due to an unknown reason
Kleewein K. et al., 2011 [28] 3 months NA NA Generalized bullous eruptions and hemorrhagic crusts on the scalp, face, ear, and trunk
Serum tryptase level: 58.9 ng/mL
Koga H. et al., 2011 [76] At birth 14 months None Diffuse erythema and blisters on the scalp, face, and extremities
At the age of 14 months, erythrodermic rash
No evidence of SM.
Wawrzycki B. et al., 2013 [77] At birth 7 months NA Tense blisters on thickened, erythematous skin on the face, trunk, and limbs
No evidence of SM
Wang H. et al., 2014 [54] 5 months
35 years NA Familial DCM witch germline p.S451C mutation
In the infantile period, generalized blistering
At the age of 2 years, there is diffuse thickening of the skin and no blistering
Park M. et al., 2014 [62] At birth 12 months Once due to the unknown trigger Diffuse leathery, erythrodermic rush, blisters on the head, neck, and trunk, with erosions on the face, scalp, and trunk
Hepatosplenomegaly and mesenteric lymphadenopathy
At the age of 12 months, hyperpigmented skin lesions
Otani I. et al., 2018 [36] 4 months 3 years NA Bullous skin lesions covering a third of the body surface, chest, and abdomen with almost complete reattached epidermis, back with healing, clean-based erosions
Thickened skin with a yellowish color at the age of 5 months
No further remission after 3 years of KIT K509I mutation
Association with Tuberous Sclerosis
Hosking A. et al., 2018 [58] 6 months NA NA Generalized bullous lesions
Fevers and emesis
No evidence of SM
Partial improvement with time
Gupta M. et al., 2019 [78] 3 months NA NA Blisters on the scalp and on the back
Thickening of the skin on the abdomen and back
No evidence of SM
Chaudhary N. et al., 2019 [35] At birth 7 weeks None Generalized thickening of the skin with folds on the neck and inguinal regions, widespread
hyperpigmented crusted lesions, some hypopigmented nodular lesions
Hepatosplenomegaly (SM excluded)
Death at 7 weeks of age due to acute respiratory distress and worsening cardiac function
Jenkinson H. et al., 2019 [40] 11 days 8 months NA Diffusely infiltrated red-brown skin with a marked leathery appearance and large, tense blisters on both hands
No evidence of SM
At the age of 8 months, some improvement
Li Y et al., 2020 [41] At birth NA NA Diffused red-brown papules and plaques on the scalp, face, trunk, and extremities
Death at the age of one month due to severe infection, respiratory failure, and circulatory failure
Cardoso J. et al., 2020 [79] At birth NA NA Diffuse erythematous leathery plaques and tense bullaes
No evidence of SM
Turnbull L. et al., 2020 [80] At birth NA NA Purpuric papules, macules, and bullae on the scalp, face, neck, chest, abdomen, and extremities
No evidence of SM
Some improvement with time
Rayinda T. et al., 2021 [81] 1.5 years 2 weeks NA Flaccid blisters on the face and body, papules, skin erosion, and erythematous wheals on the back of the face and chest
Wangberg H. et al., 2023 [52] 6 months Ongoing 3 reactions provoked by peripheral intravenous placement and unknown triggers Familial DCM with germline mutation A533D
Diffuse blistering rash
No evidence of SM
At the age of 3 years, some improvement
Olteanu E. et. Al, 2023 [38] At birth 2 years NA Thickened skin, generalized subcutaneous nodules on the face, scalp, trunk, back, hands, and feet
At the age of 2 years, nodular lesions on the scalp and face

NA—not available.