title: Flame figures in urticarial lesions accompanying systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We present the case of a 38-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and atypical urticarial skin lesions with an alteration in shape, but not complete disappearance, within 24 hours. Hematoxylin-eosin-stained sections revealed flame figures. We review urticarial lesions in lupus erythematosus and discuss the possible pathomechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Bonn, Germany. joerg.wenzel@ukb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boehm
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gerdsen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bieber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uerlich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D014581:Urticaria / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*