Abstract
Two cases of infectious panniculitis caused by the fungi Histoplasma capsulatum in two autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and dermatomyositis (DM) are presented. Both had severe systemic activity of baseline disease and were immunosuppressed with high-dose steroids. The first signs were fever and nodular skin lesions. Skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.
Translated title of the contribution | Histoplasmosis como causa de paniculitis en lupus eritematoso sistémico y dermatomiositis: reporte de dos casos y revisión de la literatura |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 59-63 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Revista Colombiana de Reumatologia |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2012 Asociación Colombiana de Reumatología
Keywords
- dermatomyositis
- histoplasmosis
- lupus erythematosus systemic
- panniculitis