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Lupus erythematosus associated with erythema multiforme: report of two cases and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Aydogan K,
Karadogan SK,
Balaban Adim S,
Tunali S
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01233.x
Subject(s) - medicine , erythema multiforme , anti nuclear antibody , dermatology , rheumatoid factor , lupus erythematosus , systemic lupus erythematosus , presentation (obstetrics) , erythema , cutaneous lupus erythematosus , pathology , rheumatoid arthritis , immunology , antibody , autoantibody , surgery , disease
Rowell's syndrome (RS) is a rare presentation of lupus erythematosus (LE) with erythema multiforme‐like lesions associated with antinuclear, anti‐La (SS‐B)/anti‐Ro (SS‐A) antibodies and rheumatoid factor (RF) positivity. This syndrome is suggested to be a different variant of cutaneous lupus erythematosus by some authors in literature. Here we present a 64‐year‐old woman with LE and a 51‐year‐old woman with LE and Sjögren syndrome (SS) who had erythema multiforme‐like eruptions and discuss the coexistence of lupus erythematosus and erythema multiforme.