Necrotic facial papules in an adolescent: C2 deficiency with eventual development of lupus erythematosus

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 318-322

  Lyon, Valerie B ^a   Nocton, James J ^a   Drolet, Beth Ann ^a   Esterly, Nancy B ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Pediatric Dermatology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C2; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOXETINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SM ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; COMPLEMENT C2; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; NECROSIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0042206515     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2003.20409.x     Document Type: Article

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