Systemic lupus erythematosus with cutaneous involvement, in a previously healthy male patient: a case report

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https://doi.org/10.29176/2590843X.1734

Keywords:

Discoid lupus erythematosus, systemic lupus erythematosus, skin ulcer

Abstract

Lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory, autoimmune disease with multiorgan involvement and frequent skin affectation, mostly in females. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus is classified into several subtypes, being discoid lupus erythematosus the most common form within chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus. The following is the case of a previously healthy 38-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus and cutaneous involvement due to discoid lupus with atypical distribution of skin lesions.

Author Biographies

Laura Luisa Monterrosa Marquez, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia

Médica general, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia. Auditora en Salud, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia

Daniela Zuluaga-Lotero, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

Médica general, Universidad de Antioquia. Residente de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.

Laura Margarita Arango-Bedoya, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

Médica general, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Residente de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

Natali Naranjo- Bustamante, Clínica Universitaria Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

Médica general y especialista en Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Dermatóloga, Clínica Universitaria Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

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Monterrosa Marquez LL, Zuluaga-Lotero D, Arango-Bedoya LM, Naranjo- Bustamante N. Systemic lupus erythematosus with cutaneous involvement, in a previously healthy male patient: a case report. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 30 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];32(3):317-22. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/1734

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2024-07-30

How to Cite

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Monterrosa Marquez LL, Zuluaga-Lotero D, Arango-Bedoya LM, Naranjo- Bustamante N. Systemic lupus erythematosus with cutaneous involvement, in a previously healthy male patient: a case report. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 30 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];32(3):317-22. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/1734
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