EGR: erythema gyratum repens SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus INTRODUCTION Bullous lupus erythematosus is an autoantibodymediated subepidermal blistering disease that occurs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Erythema gyratum repens (EGR) is a clinical diagnosis characterized by a wood grain pattern of centrifugally migrating erythematous plaques with fine leading scale. Alth...

BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus is an age- and gender-associated autoimmune disorder. Previous studies suggested that defects in the hypothalamic/pituitary axis contributed to systemic lupus erythematosus disease progression which could also involve growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1 and somatostatin function. This study was designed to compare basal serum growth hormone, insu...

conclusions silent ventricular systolic dysfunction was more common in the patients with sle than in the control group. newer echocardiographic techniques such as two-dimensional ste provide an earlier chance for the detection of subclinical lv systolic dysfunction. our findings were independent of the traditional risk factors. results the mean duration of sle was 5.5 ± 3.4 years in our patient...

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introduction mycobacterium tuberculosis (mtb) is one of the most common causes of disseminated granulomatous diseases especially in developing countries. case presentation we present a patient who had an unusual type of tuberculosis who was misdiagnosed with some other common diseases such as infective endocarditis and collagen vascular diseases. pathological examination helped us to make decis...

PERICARDIAL effusion can be a striking physical and radiologic finding, but its occurrence as a manifestation of disseminated lupus erythematosus has not been emphasized. During the last 2 years 4 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who had an associated pericardial effusion were seen at this hospital. Two of this group were misdiagnosed and treated incorreetly, partly because of failure...

Three cases of myelosclerosis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus are described. The probable role of systemic lupus erythematosus in the initiation of myelonecrosis and subsequent myelosclerosis is discussed.

PERICARDIAL effusion can be a striking physical and radiologic finding, but its occurrence as a manifestation of disseminated lupus erythematosus has not been emphasized. During the last 2 years 4 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who had an associated pericardial effusion were seen at this hospital. Two of this group were misdiagnosed and treated incorreetly, partly because of failure...