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Neonatal lupus erythematosus presenting as papules on the feet
Author(s) -
See Adrian,
Wargon Orli,
Lim Adrian,
Sugo Ella,
Le Katie
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2005.00173.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , anti nuclear antibody , papule , rheumatoid factor , foot (prosody) , dermatology , lupus erythematosus , systemic lupus erythematosus , pathology , antibody , immunology , autoantibody , lesion , disease , linguistics , philosophy
SUMMARY We describe a case of neonatal lupus erythematosus in a 4‐week‐old male baby presenting with nodules/papules on the plantar surface of both feet. Skin histology of the right foot papule was consistent with lupus erythematosus. Annular lesions more typical of this condition then appeared later and maternal antibodies were positive for speckled antinuclear antibodies (1:5120), anti‐Ro/SSA and anti‐La/SSB(+), rheumatoid factor 1380.0 IU/mL. The patient had no evidence of cardiac, haematological or hepatobilary involvement. Although the mother was asymptomatic, the maternal grandmother had recently been diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome.