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CUTANEOUS LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS IN INDIA: IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE PROFILE
Author(s) -
GEORGE RENU,
MATHAI RACHEL,
KURIAN SUSY
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1992.tb03568.x
Subject(s) - medicine , discoid lupus erythematosus , dermatology , lupus erythematosus , cutaneous lupus erythematosus , incidence (geometry) , systemic disease , immunofluorescence , connective tissue disease , pathology , immunopathology , autoimmune disease , antibody , immunology , disease , physics , optics
The clinical profile and cutaneous lesions of 65 patients with lupus erythematosus (LE) are described. This included 28 discoid LE (13 disseminated, 15 localized), five subacute cutaneous LE, and 32 systemic LE. The need to recognize a pigmented macular form constituting 25% of discoid LE is emphasized. Increased incidence of involvement of the lower lip in discoid LE and pigmentation in systemic LE is noted. Lupus band test was found to be highly sensitive; it was positive for lesional skin of all untreated patients with subacute cutaneous LE and systemic LE, it was, however, not useful on nonlesional skin.