A Case of Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus in a Patient with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: Successful Treatment with Plasmapheresis and Rituximab

A 30-year-old woman affected by Mixed Connective Tissue Disease with scleroderma spectrum developed a facial eruption, a clinical and histological characteristic of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE). Speckled anti-nuclear antibodies, high-titer anti-ribonucleoprotein1, anti-Sm, anti-Card...

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Main Authors: M. Fantò, S. Salemi, F. Socciarelli, A. Bartolazzi, G. A. Natale, I. Casorelli, A. Pavan, S. Vaglio, R. Di Rosa, R. D'Amelio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/857694