Infective dermatitis-like lesions as a novel skin manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Margot RaynalLaure FrumholtzLionel GalicierAnne SaussineMarie-Dominique Vignon-PennamenMaxime BattistellaMartine BagotMichel RybojadJean-David Bouaziz

Published in: Clinical case reports (2019)

We describe a unique case of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1)-associated infective dermatitis-like lesions in systemic lupus erythematosus. This suggests that some lupus patients may have immunological abnormalities resembling to those described in chronic HTLV-1 infection.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
end stage renal disease
disease activity
endothelial cells
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
wound healing