Systemic lupus erythematosus and human endogenous retroviruses
β Scribed by Iwao Sekigawa; Hitoshi Ogasawara; Toshio Naito; Hiroshi Kaneko; Takashi Hishikawa; Hiroshi Hashimoto
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 270 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-7595
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## SUMMARY A 19βyearβold woman with a 6 month history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) developed a widespread urticated, erythematous eruption associated with tense, fluidβfilled blisters, erosions and crusting. Biopsy showed subepidermal blistering with a prominent neutrophilic infiltrate. Di