A dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: A case report

A dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: A case report

This case report describes a novel presentation of a lichen planus and dermatomyositis overlap syndrome. The patient presented with pruritic and painful violaceous erythroderma with biopsy reports suggestive of both lichen planus and dermatomyositis. The patient failed first-line treatment with pred...

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Main Authors: Asma Amir Ali, Pari Basharat, Fiona Lovegrove
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-04-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19845174
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spelling doaj-a4103c05afee4eb5947dd18b44ca4b8a2020-11-25T03:16:40ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2019-04-01710.1177/2050313X19845174A dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: A case reportAsma Amir Ali0Pari Basharat1Fiona Lovegrove2Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, CanadaSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, CanadaLovegrove Dermatology, London, ON, CanadaThis case report describes a novel presentation of a lichen planus and dermatomyositis overlap syndrome. The patient presented with pruritic and painful violaceous erythroderma with biopsy reports suggestive of both lichen planus and dermatomyositis. The patient failed first-line treatment with prednisone and hydroxychloroquine and eventually required treatment with methotrexate and intravenous immunoglobulin to achieve control of her disease. Overlap syndromes have been described between lichen planus and lupus erythematosus; however, to date, little has been described about a dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19845174
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author Asma Amir Ali
Pari Basharat
Fiona Lovegrove
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Pari Basharat
Fiona Lovegrove
A dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: A case report
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
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Fiona Lovegrove
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title A dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: A case report
title_short A dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: A case report
title_full A dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: A case report
title_fullStr A dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: A case report
title_full_unstemmed A dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: A case report
title_sort dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap syndrome presenting with erythroderma: a case report
publisher SAGE Publishing
series SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
issn 2050-313X
publishDate 2019-04-01
description This case report describes a novel presentation of a lichen planus and dermatomyositis overlap syndrome. The patient presented with pruritic and painful violaceous erythroderma with biopsy reports suggestive of both lichen planus and dermatomyositis. The patient failed first-line treatment with prednisone and hydroxychloroquine and eventually required treatment with methotrexate and intravenous immunoglobulin to achieve control of her disease. Overlap syndromes have been described between lichen planus and lupus erythematosus; however, to date, little has been described about a dermatomyositis/lichen planus overlap.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19845174
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