title: Follicular impetigo as presenting sign of systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: A patient with an unusual form of follicular impetigo, who later developed classical systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is described. When she had pyoderma, direct immunofluorescence and serology already suggested a connective tissue disease. Pyoderma could have been the presenting manifestation of SLE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lazzari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parodi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rebora
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis