Blau Syndrome With Delayed Cutaneous Manifestations: A Case Report. 2024

Elnaz Panah, and Erin Garfield, and Zisansha Zahirsha, and Aaron Muhlbauer, and Eden Lake, and Jodi Speiser
Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL; and.

Blau syndrome is a rare familial autoinflammatory disorder characterized by the triad of granulomatous dermatitis, polyarthritis, and uveitis. Blau syndrome exhibits an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern and can be caused by a gain-of-function mutation in nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2), a member of the NOD-like receptor family of pattern recognition receptors. Mutations in NOD2 cause upregulation of inflammatory cytokines and resultant autoinflammation. Because of the rarity of this condition and early onset of symptoms, Blau syndrome may be misdiagnosed as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. We present a case of a 37-year-old male patient with a long-documented history of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and uveitis, who developed an asymptomatic eruption of pink papules on the trunk and upper extremities. A biopsy demonstrated noncaseating, well-formed dermal granulomas with relatively sparse lymphocytic inflammation and Langerhans-type giant cells. Genetic testing confirmed a mutation in NOD2. Based on the patient's clinical history, histologic findings, genetic testing, the diagnosis of Blau syndrome was made.

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