Lupus-erythematous-associated interstitial granulomatous dermatitis

Dermatol Online J. 2012 Dec 15;18(12):31.

Abstract

A 41-year-old woman with a prior diagnosis of lupus erythematous presented with a five-year history of small, erythematous, flesh-colored papules and nodules that coalesced into symmetrically-distributed plaques on her upper back. A biopsy specimen showed an interstitial, granulomatous mixed-cell dermatitis with eosinophils. These clinicopathologic findings are consistent with a diagnosis of lupus erythematous-associated interstitial granulomatous dermatitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / blood
  • Dermatitis / etiology
  • Dermatitis / pathology*
  • Female
  • Granuloma / etiology
  • Granuloma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear