Plaque-like Cutaneous Lupus Mucinosis as the First Sign of Systematic Lupus Erythematosus

Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Iranian Children

Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is an autoimmune process in which cutaneous lesions occur in majority of patients. This study was conducted to determine the pattern and prevalence of such lesions in SLE in Iranian children infected with SLE. Forty-eight patients, age between 3-16 yrs and male to female ratio of 7/1 were examined for the presence of cutaneous manifestations of SLE. The most co...

Cutaneous manifestations of systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A study from Ahwaz

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which cutaneous lesions occur in 72%-85% of patients. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the pattern and incidence of skin lesions in SLE patients in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: Thirty patients with SLE fulfilling the clinical and laboratory criteria of the American Rheumatism Association who were admitted...

Follicular mucinosis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Papular Mucinosis Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Papulonodular mucinosis (PNM) is a rare variant of lupus erythematosus (LE) eruptions, and PNM is characterized histologically by diffuse dermal mucin without any typical epidermal inflammatory changes. We herein describe a case of papular mucinosis that was characterized by several erythematous papules on the lower back of a 32-year-old man with systemic LE. It is interesting that he didn't di...

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Keywords Definition/diagnostic criteria Etiology Clinical description Diagnostic criteria Diagnostic methods Differential diagnosis Epidemiology Management References Abstract Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease that presents a striking diversity of clinical patterns with variable evolution and prognosis. Skin involvement (i.e cutaneous lupus erythematosus (C...