title: Panniculitis in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease.
abstract: A 51-year-old woman who had been suffering from mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) for 8 years developed an erythematous rash with pain and tenderness on her left leg. A skin biopsy revealed septal panniculitis with multiple lymphangiectasis. No vasculitis was observed. An increase in her prednisolone dose from 5 mg to 20 mg/day led to an improvement in these lesions. Panniculitis is very rare in MCTD. The clinical significance of panniculitis in MCTD is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa 359-8513, Japan. kogen@me.ndmc.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masahiro
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authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Kimihiro
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authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Makoto
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