[Erythema elevatum diutinum. A clinicopathologic study of 5 cases].
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.
Cherif
Faika
F
Dermatologie, EPS La Rabia, Tunis, Tunisie.
Abdelmoula
Fadoua Fraoua
FF
Smiri
Wafa
W
Haouet
Slim
S
Azaiez
Mohammed I
MI
Osman
Amel Dhahri B
AD
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004890:Erythema / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020556:Neutrophil Infiltration; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology*