The coexistence of psoriasis and lupus erythematosus. An analysis of 27 cases

From 1950 through 1975, 27 patients at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, had coexistent psoriasis and lupus erythematosus (LE). Of the 27 patients, ten had systemic LE (SLE), 13 had discoid LE, and four had drug-induced LE or an SLE-like syndrome. The onset of psoriasis preceded LE in ten patients a...

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Published inArchives of dermatology (1960) Vol. 116; no. 6; p. 658
Main Authors Millns, J L, Muller, S A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1980
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid - complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid - pathology
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Photosensitivity Disorders - complications
Psoriasis - complications
Psoriasis - pathology
Skin - pathology
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Summary:From 1950 through 1975, 27 patients at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, had coexistent psoriasis and lupus erythematosus (LE). Of the 27 patients, ten had systemic LE (SLE), 13 had discoid LE, and four had drug-induced LE or an SLE-like syndrome. The onset of psoriasis preceded LE in ten patients and was concomitant with it in six. Photosensitivity was noted in 23 patients. In 20 patients, the lesions of psoriasis and LE remained clinically distinct. Morphologic overlap and clinical interaction occurred in seven patients in whom the disorders were severe and complicated by a third disease. Generally, this latter group had extensive psoriasis, prominent photosensitivity, and a poor response to therapy.
ISSN:0003-987X
DOI:10.1001/archderm.1980.01640300046015