Erythema elevatum diutinum with extensive acro-osteolysis.
Erythema elevatum diutinum (EED) is a rare chronic skin disease with cutaneous vasculitis, characterized by the absence of systemic vasculopathy. We describe a 79-year-old white woman who has been followed with the diagnosis of EED for 27 years. Our patient has a previously unreported combination of EED and acro-osteolysis. After reviewing possible reasons for the association, her vasculitis seems the most likely factor.
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Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D004890:Erythema / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010015:Osteolysis, Essential / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications*