Successful Skin Grafting in Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Successful treatment of discoid lupus erythematosus with chloroquine.

Successful Treatment of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus with Chloroquine Laurentius A. Pramono, Resultanti, Suryo Anggoro, Sandra Langow, Rudy Hidayat, Bambang Setyohadi, Harry Isbagio Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. Correspondence mail: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of I...

Successful treatment of discoid lupus erythematosus with argon laser.

Vascular lesions with telangiectasias on visible areas, such as the face, are common in discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE); however, an efficient management of these skin lesions can sometimes be difficult. Since argon laser light is able to specifically coagulate vascular structures, it has been used in the treatment of various vascular skin malformations. Therefore, we addressed the issue whet...

Successful treatment of recalcitrant discoid lupus erythematosus with ustekinumab.

We report a 52-year old woman with a 28-year historyof disfiguring facial discoid lupus erythematosus(DLE), persistent despite both classical therapiesand rituximab. Ustekinumab 45 mg was started incombination with methotrexate and intralesionalcorticosteroids. Methotrexate and intralesionalcorticosteroids were withdrawn 30 months later andustekinumab maintained as monotherapy. Fortyeight month...

Discoid lupus erythematosus: a profile.

OBJECTIVE To determine the demographic data, clinical pattern and therapeutic outcome in patients with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE). STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Department of Dermatology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, from January 2004 to December 2008. METHODOLOGY Patients of either gender aged above 18 years diagnosed wit...

Chronic cutaneous (discoid) lupus erythematosus.