A Case of Vitiligo Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
- Author:
Kyun Tae KIM
;
Sung Ku AHN
;
Sung Hun LEE
;
Won Su LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Phakomatosis Pigrnentovascularis;
Ocular Abnormalities
- MeSH:
Arm;
Cheek;
Erythema;
Hand;
Humans;
Korea;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
Physical Examination;
Scalp;
Skin;
Vitiligo*;
Weights and Measures
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1994;32(6):1077-1081
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We present a case of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) asseci ted with vitiligo in a 57 year-old male patient. Physical examination revealed two distinct skin lesions those of itiligo showed as centrally located depigmented patches surrounded by erythernatous patch on the right cheek, scalp and left dorsurn of hand and those of SLE showed as erythematous papules and patchs with partial adherent scales on the face, scalp, neck, both extensor surface of arm, and left dorsun of hand. Their coexistence lends credence to the contention that altered autoimrnunity may play a role in the pathogenesis of each of these diseases. In Western countries and Japen, patients with lupus erythema osis have been observed to develop vitiligo or depigmented spots on the skin, while in Korea, its has not been previously observed.
