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fever [10] These can be the initial presentation for some patients. [3] Other symptoms associated with UCTD include : [11] joint pain – the most common symptom, occurring in up to 86% of patients. [3] The pain is often an aching or arthritis-like pain in the elbows, wrists, hands, and knees, in a symmetrical pattern. [12] dry eyes; dry mouth ...
Eagle syndrome (also termed stylohyoid syndrome, [1] styloid syndrome, [2] stylalgia, [3] styloid-stylohyoid syndrome, [2] or styloid–carotid artery syndrome) [4] is an uncommon condition commonly characterized but not limited to sudden, sharp nerve-like pain in the jaw bone and joint, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, triggered by swallowing, moving the jaw, or turning the neck. [1]
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE ) is a clinically distinct subset of cases of lupus erythematosus that is most often present in white women aged 15 to 40, consisting of skin lesions that are scaly and evolve as poly-cyclic annular lesions or plaques similar to those of plaque psoriasis.
Non-LPD that have significant percentages of cases associated with EBV infection (see Epstein–Barr virus infection) include the immune disorders of multiple sclerosis [2] and systemic lupus erythematosus; [3] malignancies such as stomach cancers, [4] soft tissue sarcomas, leiomyosarcoma, and undifferentiated nasopharyngeal cancer; [5] the ...
Neonatal lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease in an infant born to a mother with anti-Ro/SSA and with or without anti-La/SSB antibodies. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The disease most commonly presents with a rash resembling subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and can have systemic abnormalities such as complete heart block or hepatosplenomegaly . [ 3 ]
Chilblain lupus erythematosus was initially described by Hutchinson in 1888 as an uncommon manifestation of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus. [2] Chilblain lupus erythematosus is characterized by a rash that primarily affects acral surfaces that are frequently exposed to cold temperatures, such as the toes, fingers, ears, and nose.
Lupus mesenteric vasculitis is a common manifestation of gastrointestinal vasculitis in SLE. [14] One of the most deadly consequences of SLE is lupus mesenteric vasculitis, which has a 50% death rate when severe, occlusive damage leads to bowel ischemia and possible small- or large-bowel necrosis, which can then develop into perforation and ...
Tumid lupus erythematosus is a rare, but distinctive entity in which patients present with edematous erythematous plaque. [ 2 ] Lupus erythematosus tumidus (LET) was reported by Henri Gougerot and Burnier R. in 1930.