title: Cutaneous neonatal lupus with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita-like lesions.
abstract: Neonatal lupus is a rare disease caused by the transplacental transfer of maternal autoantibodies to the foetus, characterized by transient clinical manifestations such as cutaneous, haematological, and hepatobiliary events or permanent such as congenital heart block. The typical cutaneous manifestations include erythematous, scaly, annular or arched lesions on the face, with slight central atrophy and photosensitivy, clinically and histologically similar to subacute cutaneous lupus. However, in some cases, the lesions may resemble those in cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, although this phenomenon is rare and only eight such cases have been reported to date. We report a case of cutaneous neonatal lupus with atypical lesions on the limbs, which had a reddish-purple marbled appearance, resembling the lesions in cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita.
authors.affiliation: Medical School of Jundiaí, Jundiai, SP, Brazil. flaviatrevisan1@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Flávia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trevisan
authors.forename: Paulo Rowilson
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: Clóvis Antonio Lopes
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Fernanda Gomes
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Cattete
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D054068:Livedo Reticularis; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000473:pathology*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000473:pathology