Persistent scarring, atrophy, and dyspigmentation in a preteen girl with neonatal lupus erythematosus

Neonatal lupus erythematosus is an uncommon autoimmune disease with distinctive cutaneous findings. Descriptions of chronic cutaneous sequelae are rare. We describe a 12-year-old girl with persistent dyspigmentation, scarring, and atrophy as a result of neonatal lupus occurring during infancy. (J Am...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2003-04, Vol.48 (4), p.626-628
Hauptverfasser:	High, Whitney A., Costner, Melissa I.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atrophy Biological and medical sciences Child Cicatrix - etiology Facial Dermatoses - etiology Facial Dermatoses - pathology Female Humans Hyperpigmentation - etiology Infant, Newborn Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous - complications Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous - congenital Medical sciences Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Skin - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Neonatal lupus erythematosus is an uncommon autoimmune disease with distinctive cutaneous findings. Descriptions of chronic cutaneous sequelae are rare. We describe a 12-year-old girl with persistent dyspigmentation, scarring, and atrophy as a result of neonatal lupus occurring during infancy. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48:626-8.)
ISSN:	0190-9622 1097-6787
DOI:	10.1067/mjd.2003.139