Lupus profundus limited to a site of trauma: Case report and review of the literature
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2017
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Elsevier
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Abstract
Lupus erythematosus profundus (LEP) is a rare form of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus. We report on a case of a 56-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with a single, persistent, painful rash on the left hip and lateral aspect of the left upper thigh, which had been present for 2.5 years. The patient had a history of previous injury to this area before the rash started. Clinical findings showed an inflamed, hyperpigmented, and indurated plaque with a linear skin invagination and no associated systemic symptoms. A skin biopsy test result confirmed the diagnosis of LEP and the clinical and laboratory examinations ruled out systemic lupus erythematosus. After 2 months of treatment with methotrexate 20 mg weekly and 1 month of prednisolone 7.5 mg daily, the skin rash improved considerably. We also present a brief review of the epidemiology, etiology, clinical features, histopathology, laboratory findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment of LEP.
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María Adriana Castrillón, Dédée F. Murrell. Lupus profundus limited to a site of trauma: Case report and review of the literature. International Journal of Women's Dermatology, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 117-120, ISSN 2352-6475, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2017.03.002.
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lupus profundus, lupus panniculitis, cutaneous lupus erythematosus, trauma