SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOUS: SPECIFIC MUCOCUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS & SEROLOGICAL MARKERS AS KEY DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: A SERIES OF 3 CASE REPORTS

Rare Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus--Two Case Reports.

In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ocular involvement is common (prevalence up to 30%) but extremely varied.The most common manifestation is keratoconjunctivitis sicca (in about 25%). Though posterior segment disease is not uncommon, choroidal involvement and optic neuropathy are rare. Visual loss from neuro-ophthalmic involvement is often due to lupus optic neuropathy. Less than five perce...

Erythematous Violaceous Nodule as a Diagnostic Key of a Mucinous Lung Adenocarcinoma

Cutaneous manifestations of systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A study from Ahwaz

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which cutaneous lesions occur in 72%-85% of patients. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the pattern and incidence of skin lesions in SLE patients in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: Thirty patients with SLE fulfilling the clinical and laboratory criteria of the American Rheumatism Association who were admitted...

A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

SUMMARY During the course of systemic lupus erythematosus in a 10 year-old girl, a go it er develo ped. Subc linical I ly pothyrnic.Jism was found, in addition rising titer of ant imicrosomal antibody and overt hypothyroidism after 6-week cessation of thyroxin tablet lead to the diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Antibodies directed to the thyroid may result in an autoimmune thyroiditis in...

[Gastrointestinal symptomatology as first manifestation of systemic erythematous lupus].

BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematodes (SLE) is chronic, often febrile, multisystemic disease unknown origin and relapsing course which affects connective tissue of the skin, joints, kidney and serous membranes. Gastrointestinal manifestations are rarely the first sign of systemic lupus erythematosus. CASE REPORT We presented a female patient, 35 years old, whose first symptoms of SLE were p...