DIGITAL GANGRENE AS THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS WITHOUT SECONDARY ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME: CASE REPORT | ||||
| Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 21, Issue 3, May 2015, Page 1-4 PDF (371.2 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2015.4519 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Mushabab Alghamdi | ||||
| Department of Medicine, college of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha City, KSA. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This is a case of a 28-year-old female presented with an extensive cutaneous gangrene of her fingers and toes with history of a livedo reticularis rash in both lower limbs. Her work-up showed positive serology for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). There were no other symptoms suggestive of SLE. Interestingly, the patient adequately responded to rituximab therapy. Such a case of digital gangrene as the initial presentation of SLE without secondary antiphospholipid syndrome has rarely been reported in the literature. | ||||
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