Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus during PUVA therapy for psoriasis: case report and review of the literature |
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| Authors: | M J Dowdy T P Nigra W F Barth |
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| Affiliation: | Section of Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010. |
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| Abstract: | Lesions typical of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus developed in an elderly woman after 6 months of PUVA (8-methoxypsoralen and longwave ultraviolet light) therapy for psoriasis. Pancytopenia, antibodies to double-stranded DNA, and hypocomplementemia developed concurrently with the appearance of the cutaneous lesions. With discontinuation of photochemotherapy, the cutaneous lesions disappeared and the pancytopenia improved. |
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