title: Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: A 51-year woman with a seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) developed antiLa/SSB antibodies and erythematosquamous lesions on her upper back. The histological diagnosis was subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) (papulosquamous form). There was no indication or a drug-induced SCLE. The concurrence of RA and SCLE seems to be rare. We review the clinical, serologic and immunogenetic features in these patients with coexistent RA and SCLE.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Hospital del Bierzo Ponferrada, Spain. jodsybs@telefonica.net
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pantoja
authors.forename: Marcos Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: González-López
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouso
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alija
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Saracho
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D001324:Autoantigens; D015897:Comorbidity; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D000097585:SS-B Antigen
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D000097585:SS-B Antigen