title: [Erythema elevatum diutinum. A clinicopathologic study of 5 cases].
abstract: Erythema elevatum diutinum is a rare condition of unknown etiology listed with cutaneous vasculitis or neutrophilic diseases. Medical records and histopathologic slides of 5 patients with erythema elevatum diutinum were studied to better understand the disease. Lesions were clinically characteristic. All biopsy specimens showed leucocytoclastic vasculitis. The most significant finding is the association of erythema elevatum diutinum whith seronegative rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologie, EPS La Rabia, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Faika
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cherif
authors.forename: Fadoua Fraoua
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Abdelmoula
authors.forename: Wafa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Smiri
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haouet
authors.forename: Mohammed I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Azaiez
authors.forename: Amel Dhahri B
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Osman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004890:Erythema / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020556:Neutrophil Infiltration; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology*