Objective: To demonstrate response to antimalarial agents in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) using activity scores from the Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index, a validated outcome measure.

Granuloma annulare is a common condition with no known cause.Often, people with granuloma annulare have a few red rings (usually with normal-appearing skin in the center) that can show up anywhere on the body but usually appear on the hands and feet. It often is not associated with any symptoms but can be itchy or painful.

To investigate cigarette smoking in cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE).

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is a multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathogen with increasing prevalence and high morbidity and mortality. In addition to its classic association with pulmonary infections, can cause skin and soft tissue infections with varying clinical presentations. We describe the case of a man in his 30s with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who presented with a solitary patch of faint but tender purpura found to have rapidly progressive infection diagnosed on skin biopsy. infection should be considered in the cutaneous evaluation of the immunocompromised host.

Synopsis Dapsone is occasionally used in the treatment of the autoimmune bullous diseases, a group of disorders resulting from autoimmunity directed against basement membrane and/or intercellular adhesion molecules on cutaneous and mucosal surfaces. This review will summarize the limited published data evaluating dapsone as a therapy for the AIBD.