Skin Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Fig. 27.1 Localised ACLE with discrete butterfly rash in a patient with SLE Malar erythema – the butterfly rash – is the prototypical SLE picture and, not surprisingly, constitutes one…
Amyloidoses
Fig. 46.1 Macroglossia in a patient with AL amyloidosis. The tongue is firm to palpation. Note the non-reducible impression in the tongue caused by the teeth Fig. 46.2 The same…
Skin Manifestations of Behçet’s Disease
Recurrent oral ulceration Minor aphthous, major aphthous, or herpetiform ulceration observed by physician or patient recurring at least three times in one 12-month period Plus two of: Recurrent genital ulceration…
Skin Manifestations in Giant Cell Arteritis
Fig. 41.1 GCA in an 80-year-old woman. Frontal view Much less frequently severe vascular inflammation in GCA can be associated with ischemic skin lesions such as necrosis of the scalp…
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
Fig. 39.1 Palpable purpura lesions involve the leg; there is also the sock’s sign Fig. 39.2 A boy with petechiae, ecchymoses and palpable purpura involving the upper and lower extremities,…
Skin Manifestation in Dermatomyositis
Fig. 28.1 Gottron’s papule of the knee Fig. 28.2 Gottron’s papules of the hands Fig. 28.3 Heliotrope rash and periorbital edema in a young patient with DM Fig. 28.4 V…
Sarcoidosis
Fig. 45.1 Specific lesions of sarcoidosis: Erythematous maculopapules, in a patient with cutaneous sarcoidosis, involving in a symmetrical way the upper extremities Fig. 45.2 The same patient of Fig. 45.1….
Skin Manifestations of Localized Scleroderma (LS)
Limited type Morphea (plaque type) Guttate morphea Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini Generalized type Generalized localized scleroderma (3 or more anatomic sites) Disabling pansclerotic morphea Eosinophilic fasciitis Linear type Linear…
Kawasaki Disease
Fig. 34.1 Macular, morbilliform rash on the trunk in an 11-month-old boy Fig. 34.2 Strawberry tongue, mucosal redness, and cracked lips in a 3-year-old boy Fig. 34.3 Edema of dorsum…
Skin Manifestations and Cryoglobulinemia
Cryoglobulinemia skin lesions Differential diagnosis Type I monoclonal Other pseudovasculitis: hemorrhage, embolism, thrombosis, vasospasm Type II–III mixed HBV-HCV-related vasculitis and cutaneous manifestation, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic autoimmune disorders RF positive (AR,…
