Open AccessSystemic lupus erythematosus camouflaging: As refractory acne in a young girl
Author(s) -
Bijaya Mohanty,
B. Jagadeesh Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_376_18
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , malar rash , acne , rash , systemic lupus erythematosus , cutaneous lupus erythematosus , rheumatology , lupus erythematosus , refractory (planetary science) , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , immunology , anti nuclear antibody , disease , autoantibody , antibody , physics , astrobiology
Cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are important diagnostic criteria as described by the revised American College of Rheumatology and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics. Patients usually present with various lupus-specific cutaneous manifestations such as malar rash, discoid rash, photosensitivity, and alopecia. Acneiform presentation of SLE is extremely rare. Review of the literature using PubMed has found only nine other reports so far. Here, we report a case who was initially treated as acne and later diagnosed as SLE.