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ArticleWiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)2016

Unilateral unique Lupus tumidus: pathogenetic mystery and diagnostic problem.

Ilko Bakardzhiev, Anastasiya Atanasova Chokoeva, Ivan Krasnaliev, Claudio Tana, Uwe Wollina, Torello Lotti, Georgi Tchernev

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Article in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Ilko BakardzhievMedical College, Medical University of Varna, 84 Tzar Osvoboditel str., 9000, Varna, Bulgaria.
Anastasiya Atanasova Chokoeva"Onkoderma"-Policlinic for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev 26 blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria.
Ivan KrasnalievDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria.
Claudio TanaInternal Medicine Unit, Guastalla Hospital, Ausl Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Uwe WollinaDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany.
Torello LottiUniversity of Rome "G.Marconi", Rome, Italy.
Georgi TchernevPoliclinic for Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Lozenetz, Koziak street 1, 1407, Sofia, Bulgaria. georgi_tchernev@yahoo.de.
Medical University of Varna · BGAzienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · ITLozenetz Hospital · BGMarconi University · ITStädtisches Klinikum Dresden · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lupus tumidus is a rare immunological disorder whose pathogenesis is not fully understood. Although on the one hand there are some differences in (1) the clinical morphology of lesions, (2) the histopathology picture, as well as in (3) serological profile of lupus tumidus patients at the current moment, the disease is regarded as a subform of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Differential diagnosis requires the exclusion of many diseases such as Jessner Kanoff lymphocytic infiltration, polymorphous light eruption, and reticular erythematous mucinosis. Differentiation between them is not always easy. The standard treatment regimen of patients with lupus tumidus is based on local and systemic application of corticosteroids, azathioprin, dapsone, mepacrine, chloroquine, and hydroxychloroquine. Modern treatment options include the use of pulsed dye laser, tacrolimus 0.1 % ointment and photophoresis. We present a 42-year-old patient with unilateral atypical form of lupus tumidus who was successfully treated with systematically administration of hydroxychloroquine in combination with sunscreen SPF 50. After a 2-month course of treatment with hydroxychloroquine dosage of 200 mg per day and a break of 3 months between courses, we observed a complete remission.

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Adrenal Cortex HormonesAdultAzathioprineBiopsyChloroquineCombined Modality TherapyDapsoneDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansHydroxychloroquineLasers, DyeLupus Erythematosus, DiscoidMaleOintmentsQuinacrineSkinAdrenal Cortex HormonesAzathioprineChloroquineDapsoneHydroxychloroquineOintmentsQuinacrineSunscreening AgentsTacrolimusDesquamationHistopathologyLupus tumidusTreatmentUnilateral

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