Treatment of resistant discoid lupus erythematosus of the palms and soles with mycophenolate mofetil.
Mycophenolate mofetil is an immunosuppressive drug that has recently been used to treat a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory skin diseases. Expanding the use of this agent in dermatology, we describe 2 patients with both systemic lupus erythematosus and discoid lupus erythematosus whose recalcitrant palmoplantar lesions were successfully treated with mycophenolate mofetil.
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Department of Dermatology, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid