Palisaded neutrophilic granulomatous dermatitis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with the burning rope sign

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 711-714

  Gulati, Abha ^a   Paige, David ^a   Yaqoob, Magdi ^a   Proby, Charlotte M ^a   Cerio, Rino ^a   Harwood, Catherine A ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

palisaded neutrophilic granulomatous dermatitis; SLE

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN ANTIBODY; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALAISE; PALISADED NEUTROPHILIC GRANULOMATOUS DERMATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INDURATION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; STAINING; SUPERFICIAL THROMBOPHLEBITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX WALL;

ADULT; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; NEUTROPHILS; SKIN;

EID: 69949183992     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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