Mortality risk factors in febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha- Habermann disease: a systematic review of therapeutic outcomes and complications
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Febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann Disease (FUMHD) is a variant of Pityriasis Lichenoides Et Varioliformis Acuta (PLEVA). Although rare, the condition may progress to involve serious complications and even lead to fatal outcomes if diagnosis and appropriate treatment is delayed. A PubMed search following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRIMSA) guidelines was performed to find cases of FUMHD from the earliest records to October 2021. Treatments, complications, and patient outcomes were extracted from the literature and summarized, while a review of quality was also performed. A total of 63 publications with 68 patients were found. Successful treatment modalities for FUMHD included antibiotics, antivirals, systemic steroids, methotrexate (MTX), cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine (CYA), intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG), pentoxifylline, and ultraviolet B phototherapy. Out of 68 patients, 55 patients had their condition fully resolved and 13 cases were fatal. Increased age, systemic involvement, and monoclonal T-cell receptor rearrangement were associated with worst prognosis, but mucosal involvement did not affect mortality risk. Overall, the publications had low risk of bias, but most lacked adequate follow-up periods. FUMHD is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to the lack of clearly defined diagnostic criteria and optimum treatment. Further studies with larger patient populations and longer follow-up periods may lead to refinement of diagnostic criteria, establish an optimum treatment regimen, and better estimate the likelihood of recurrence.
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