Drug-induced Rowell syndrome in a male patient
| Autor: | Vessel Kantardjiev, Elena Stoikova, Valentina Broshtilova |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Drug
medicine.medical_specialty Rowell syndrome Lupus erythematosus Polymers and Plastics Erythema business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Hydroxychloroquine Disease medicine.disease Dermatology Male patient medicine Erythema multiforme medicine.symptom skin and connective tissue diseases business General Environmental Science medicine.drug media_common |
| Zdroj: | Scripta Scientifica Medica. 50:36 |
| ISSN: | 1314-6408 0582-3250 |
| DOI: | 10.14748/ssm.v50i4.5810 |
| Popis: | Rowell syndrome is a rare skin disease described as an association of erythema multiforme and systemic lupus erythematosus, immunologically characterized by speckled antinuclear, anti-Ro, and anti-La antibodies. The majority of described cases affect middle-aged women. We report a case of a 53-year-old man with no previous history of lupus erythematosus, who developed erythema multiforme-like lesions and immunological findings consistent with Rowell syndome upon an intake of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The patient responded well to systemic steroids and hydroxychloroquine. A short overview, emphasizing the specific clinical, laboratory and histology findings of this peculiar syndrome, is also presented. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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