TITLE:
A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Associated with Drug-Induced Liver and Erythema Multiforme-Like Lesions Which Was Mostly Consistent with the Rowell Syndrome
AUTHORS:
Yuefei Pan, Haixia Feng
KEYWORDS:
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Erythema Multiforme-Like Lesions, Rowell Syndrome
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.9 No.8,
August
24,
2020
ABSTRACT: Rowell syndrome is a disease diagnosed by three major and three minor criteria. The major criteria include the presence of lupus erythematosus (systemic, discoid, or subacute lupus), EM-like lesions (with or without involvement of mucous membranes), and a speckled pattern of antinuclear antibodies. The minor criteria include chilblains, anti-Ro and/or anti-La antibodies, and positive RF. In this article, we present a patient whose manifestation indicated RS, because his diagnosis of Systemic lupus erythematosus was definite, and also onset with EM-like lesions and positive antinuclear antibodies. All these above are consistent with the three major criteria. In addition, his RF was positive, which was the complement for the minor criteria.