Lupus profundus limited to a site of trauma: Case report and review of the literature

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dc.contributor.authorCastellon, Maria
dc.contributor.authorMurrell, Dedee
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-15T13:26:13Z
dc.date.available2018-01-15T13:26:13Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractLupus 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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dc.identifier.citationMaría 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/1895
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2017.03.002
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology
dc.subjectlupus profundus
dc.subjectlupus panniculitis
dc.subjectcutaneous lupus erythematosus
dc.subjecttrauma
dc.titleLupus profundus limited to a site of trauma: Case report and review of the literature
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