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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
Vol.14 No.3 |
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Panniculitis in a patient with mixed connective
tissue disease |
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| Masahiro Nakashima1 , Kimihiro Suzuki1, Makoto
Okada1, Koji Kataharada1, Kunio Takada1, Takashi Nakanishi1, Masami
Kobayashi2 and Fumitaka Ohsuzu1 |
(1) Department of Internal Medicine I, National
Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, 359-8513, Japan
(2) Department of Dermatology, National Defense Medical Collage, Tokorozawa,
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Received: 24 July 2003 Accepted:
09 February 2004 |
| 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 5mg to 20mg/day
led to an improvement in these lesions. Panniculitis is very rare
in MCTD. The clinical significance of panniculitis in MCTD is also
discussed. |
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| Key words |
| Lymphagiectasis - Mixed connective tissue disease
(MCTD) - Panniculitis |
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