Rowell's syndrome: report of a case.
A 47-year-old woman presented with a long-standing history of an erythema multiforme-like eruption in association with lupus erythematosus. Unusual laboratory and immunologic findings were consistent with a diagnosis of Rowell's syndrome, which includes lupus erythematosus in association with erythema multiforme-like skin lesions, a speckled antinuclear antibody pattern, and a positive rheumatoid factor. We believe that our patient meets the criteria for this rarely reported entity.
Department of Internal Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Fitzgerald
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Purcell
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Kantor
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Goldman
D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome