Cutaneous lupus erythematosus of elbows: A distinct entity?
| Autor: | Devinder Mohan Thappa, Nava Kumar, Laxmisha Chandrashekar, Rakhee Kar, Nidhi Singh, Mary Theresa Sylvia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Antinuclear antibody positivity Elbow Case Report Histopathological examination Disease activity 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine systemic lupus erythematosus medicine lcsh:Dermatology skin and connective tissue diseases 030203 arthritis & rheumatology business.industry fungi Mean age elbow lcsh:RL1-803 Dermatology Surgery body regions Cutaneous lupus erythematosus medicine.anatomical_structure Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus medicine.symptom business Skin lesion Malar rash |
| Zdroj: | Indian Dermatology Online Journal, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 20-23 (2016) Indian Dermatology Online Journal |
| ISSN: | 2229-5178 |
| Popis: | The elbow is not recognized as common site for cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) lesions. Twelve cases of CLE over the elbows were evaluated for systemic involvement and Cutaneous Lupus Disease Area and Severity Index activity and damage scores and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index scoring was done. Histopathological examination of the affected skin was performed in doubtful cases. Most of the patients were women (10, 83.3%) with mean age of 28.75 years. Three patients had only elbow lesions and the remaining nine patients had CLE lesions at sites other than the elbows, of which five had elbow lesions preceding skin lesions elsewhere over the body and three patients were not aware of whether elbow lesions preceded or succeeded CLE lesions at other sites, and one patient had noticed malar rash 9 months prior to elbow lesions. All the patients antinuclear antibody positivity, systemic involvement, and fulfilled criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus. This peculiar localization of CLE to the elbows may be associated with a greater risk of systemic involvement and may be an predictor of flare of LE. |
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