Two Cases of Annular Erythema Associated with Anti-Ro/La Autoantibodies.
- Author:
Jun Ho KIM
1
;
Chang Woo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Annular erythema;
Anti-Ro/La antibody
- MeSH:
Antibodies;
Autoantibodies*;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Erythema*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(12):1705-1706
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Recent studies have demonstrated that annular erythema(AE) associated with anti-Ro(SSA) and/or La(SSB) autoantibodies as a unique cutaneous manifestation of Sj gren syndrome(SS) or SS/systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) overlap syndrome in Orientals. We report two cases of annular erythemas who had anti-Ro/La antibodies in a setting of SS/SLE overlap syndrome and in a case of anti-La antibody alone with no underlying autoimmune disease, respectively. It appears that the AE may not be a rarely encountering cutaneous lesions among Korean/Oriental people.
