Disfiguring lupus panniculitis: case report and review of the literature
- Journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapeutics
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Khadija Elboukhari, Hanane Baybay, Rime
Dassouly, Sara Elloudi, Fatima Zahra Mernissi
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Abstract
Lupus panniculitis also called lupus profound is a rare variant of chronic cutaneous lupus. This entity share histological characteristics with subcutaneous T cell lymphoma, which require a lot of times, a clinical biological and histological correlation. This entity is difficult to treat and oral corticoids seem to be the mainstay therapy. We report a case of a woman who presented systemic lupus erythematous with a cutaneous involvement as panniculitis and a good response to antimalarials
Keywords
lupus, panniculitis, atrophy, lymphocytic infiltrate