Open AccessSubacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus presenting as erythroderma
Author(s) -
Varadraj V Pai,
K Naveen,
S. B. Athanikar,
US Dinesh,
Priyanka Reshme,
RA Divyashree
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.143589
Subject(s) - medicine , subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus , erythroderma , dermatology , poikiloderma , erythema , lesion , lupus erythematosus , systemic lupus erythematosus , pathology , connective tissue disease , immunology , antibody , autoimmune disease , disease
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is a type of lupus erythematosus having distinct characteristic clinical, serologic, and genetic features. Other than the commonly occurring papulosquamous and annular polycyclic lesion, rarely it may present as erythema multiformae, toxic epidermo necrolysis like lesion (Rowell syndrome), erythroderma, and generalized poikiloderma. Herein, we report a case of SCLE presenting as erythroderma