Rowell syndrome secondary to anti-tubercular therapy: A case report and literature review

Rowell syndrome is a condition in which lupus erythematosus is associated with erythema multiformae-like target lesions. The authors describe the condition in a middle-aged woman with drug induced lupus erythematosus and erythema multiformae-like targetoid lesions who initially improved with systemi...

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Main Authors: Bibush Amatya, Leison Maharjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Our Dermatology Online 2017-04-01
Series:Nasza Dermatologia Online
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Online Access:http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-2-19-rowell/
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Summary:Rowell syndrome is a condition in which lupus erythematosus is associated with erythema multiformae-like target lesions. The authors describe the condition in a middle-aged woman with drug induced lupus erythematosus and erythema multiformae-like targetoid lesions who initially improved with systemic steroids and antimalarial but succumbed to pulmonary embolism.
ISSN:2081-9390