| Literature DB >> 17143684 |
Masahiro Nakashima1, Kimihiro Suzuki, Makoto Okada, Koji Kataharada, Kunio Takada, Takashi Nakanishi, Masami Kobayashi, Fumitaka Ohsuzu.
Abstract
A 51-year-old woman who had been suffering from mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) for 8 years developed an erythematous rash with pain and tenderness on her left leg. A skin biopsy revealed septal panniculitis with multiple lymphangiectasis. No vasculitis was observed. An increase in her prednisolone dose from 5 mg to 20 mg/day led to an improvement in these lesions. Panniculitis is very rare in MCTD. The clinical significance of panniculitis in MCTD is also discussed.Entities:
Year: 2004 PMID： 17143684 DOI： 10.1007/s10165-004-0301-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mod Rheumatol ISSN： 1439-7595 Impact factor: 3.023