Lupus vulgaris, a common form of cutaneous tuberculosis, usuallyhas different patterns including the plaque form, ulcerative andmutilating form, vegetative form, tumor-like form, and papularand nodular form. Lupus vulgaris commonly appears on thenormal skin as a solitary lesion. However, certain uncommonforms are identified that pose a diagnostic dilemma. Sporotrichoidlikespread has been rarely...

the neuropsychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are frequent. one of the most serious presentations is convulsion. this study was carried out to evaluate the relation between convulsion and anti-dna antibody levels. an analytic, retrospective case-controlled study was carried out, with reference to 1001 recorded cases of systemic sle lupus erythematosus in lupus unit, rheuma...

an 11-year-old female patient with autoimmune hepatitis (aih) was referred to our rheumatology clinic due to her current musculoskeletal manifestations. the patient had been diagnosed with aih 3 months previously, based on jaundice and impaired liver function tests, and she had been treated with low-dose prednisolone and azathioprine. she presented with malaise, arthritis, a malar rash on the f...

at present, some clinical presentations and serological parameters such as products of complement activation and elevation of autoantibodies (e.g. dsdna antibodies), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (esr), levels of c-reactive protein (crp), or cytokines such as il-2/il-2 receptor, il-6 and il-10 are used as indirect serological markers with variable degrees of significance. to date, no specific ...

the central immunological disturbance in systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is autoantibody production. some of these antibodies affecting components of the cell nucleus are the major characteristics of sle. the present study was aimed to assess importance of anticardiolipin (acl) antibody and its association with clinical state in sle patients. a cross sectional study was performed on 100 pati...

lupus erythematosus (le) is an autoimmune disease. the mortality rate and causes of death are different in various countries. the present study is done to find out the causes of mortality in the systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) patients in lupus unit of rheumatology research center and other wards of shariati hospital. this study was retrospective according to medical records of patients who ...

Angioedema secondary to C1 inhibitor deficiency has been rarely reported to be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. A genetic defect of C1 inhibitor produces hereditary angioedema, which is usually presented with cutaneous painless edema, but edema of the genital area, gastrointestinal and laryngeal tracts have also been reported.In lupus patients, angioedema may be the result of an ac...

background: recent accumulated evidence suggests that prolactin (prl) is an important immunomodulator and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (sle). the current study aimed to compare hyperprolactinemia frequency and evaluate its possible association with lupus activity in sle patients in zahedan. methods: in a case-control study we determined serum prola...

angioedema secondary to c1 inhibitor deficiency has been rarely reported to be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. a genetic defect of c1 inhibitor produces hereditary angioedema, which is usually presented with cutaneous painless edema, but edema of the genital area, gastrointestinal and laryngeal tracts have also been reported. in lupus patients, angioedema may be the result of an a...