Erythema elevatum diutinum: a clinicopathological study.
Erythema elevatum diutinum is a syndrome of vasculitis in which lesions, typically over the extensor surfaces, showed a mixed inflammatory infiltrate on biopsy. We describe a series of 13 patients. The most common association in our series was with hypergammaglobulinemia; both mono and polyclonal. Chronic infection, not streptococcal, was a less frequent finding although two of three patients had a positive reaction to the intradermal injection of streptococcal antigen. Dapsone remains the initial treatment of choice.
Wilkinson
S M
SM
Department of Dermatology, North Staffordshire Hospital Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, U.K.
English
J S
JS
Smith
N P
NP
Wilson-Jones
E
E
Winkelmann
R K
RK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004890:Erythema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology
D007136:Immunoglobulins