Abstract
Anti-Ro/SSA antibody positive drug-induced lupus erythematosus is characterized by erythematous papules at the photodistributed area after drug intake, positive anti-Ro/SSA antibody tests and histopathologic features of lupus erythematosus. A 68-year-old man was referred to our clinic with multiple erythematous violacious plaques on the face of 2 months' duration. After surgical removal of stomach cancer, he had been taking doxifluridine for 10 months. A histopathologic study revealed findings consistent with lupus erythematosus and the anti-Ro/SSA antibody was positive on the serologic test. Based on these findings, we diagnosed this case as anti-Ro/SSA antibody positive drug-induced lupus erythematosus, and report it with review of the literature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 936-938 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Dermatology |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - Jul 2004 |
Keywords
- Anti-Ro/SSA
- Doxifluridine
- Drug-induced lupus erythematosus
