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Lupus erythematosus vegetans
Author(s) -
Khorshid S.M.,
Bey H.L.C.,
Rustin M.H.A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.03164.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lupus erythematosus , basement membrane , immunofluorescence , pathology , dermatology , systemic lupus erythematosus , indirect immunofluorescence , immunology , antibody , disease
A 29‐year‐old woman with known systemic lupus erythematosus presented with exudative and vegetative plaques bilaterally on her groins. The clinical and histological findings indicated a diagnosis of pyodermatitis vegetans. Direct immunofluorescence studies revealed the presence of a definite basement membrane zone band for IgG, IgM and C3, favouring lupus erythematosus. We propose the term lupus erythematosus vegetans for this combination of clinicopathological and immunohistological findings.