Connective Tissue Disease of the Skin

This case series characterizes the initial presentation and treatment of lupus erythematosus panniculitis/profundus and its association with systemic lupus erythematosus and discoid lupus erythematosus.

This case-control study examines the association between drug use and a subsequent diagnosis of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus or systemic lupus erythematosus based on a systematic screening process of the drugs in the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system in a nationwide setting.

This case report describes a man in his 80s who had a rash composed of erythematous polycyclic plaques with peripheral scale and central hyperpigmentation.

This case report describes a woman in her late 20s with fine skin wrinkling and plaques of protruding papules on the upper back that disappeared when stretched.

This diagnostic study uses 12 previously defined candidate criteria items to create and validate classification criteria for discoid lupus erythematosus in an international set of patients from academic dermatology centers.

This case series describes the clinical features of childhood-onset lupus erythematosus panniculitis and reports on the use of rituximab for patients with treatment-refractory, childhood-onset disease.

This cross-sectional analysis compares clinical assessment with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in determining the extent of disease in patients with morphea.

This cohort study investigates the disease course in patients with morphea treated with standard-of-care therapy using validated clinical outcome measures.

This cohort study evaluates the use of mycophenolate mofetil and mycophenolic acid for the treatment of morphea.

This case report describes a 42-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who presented with alopecia, scaly plaques on the face, oral lesions, and verrucous, hyperkeratotic plaques on both hands.

This case report describes a woman in her 20s with progressive myalgia, proximal muscle weakness, and fever followed by facial edema, heliotrope erythema of the eyelids, and lesions resembling malignant atrophic papulosis.

This case series study measures the responsiveness of the Cutaneous Sarcoidosis Activity and Morphology Instrument to changes in disease activity over time.

This case report describes a woman in her 20s with systemic lupus erythematosus who presented with a cutaneous eruption on her face, ears, and breasts.

This histologic analysis of cutaneous manifestations of dermatomyositis examines whether skin eruptions can be histopathologically classified into myositis-specific autoantibodies-associated groups.

A man presents with dysphagia, arthritis, joint contractures, waxy, skin-colored papules, but normal levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone. What is your diagnosis?

This case report describes the use of oral tofacitinib to treat erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp.

This study investigates the use of systemic treatment for clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis using natural language queries and ICD codes for amyopathic and hypomyopathic dermatomyositis.