title: Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus lesions progressing to morphea.
abstract: A women had annular lesions of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus that slowly resolved and were replaced by plaques of morphea. The immunologic implications of this unique transitional case of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus to morphea are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatopathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coldiron
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sontheimer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies