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Recurrent Annular Erythema Anti-SSA/Ro and Anti-SSB/La Antibodies Localized on Palms and Fingers an Elderly ManDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Murayama Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA
Department of Internal Medicine, National Murayama Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Internal Medicine, Fussa Hospital
Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan A 69-year-old Japanese man with recurrent annular erythema localized on palms and flexor surface of fingers with anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies, is reported. The present case indicates that even in an elderly man with atypical localization, annular erythema with autoimmunity may be considered and serological analysis should be performed. Systematic studies will be required to understand the relationship between 'recurrent annular erythema associated with anti-SSB/La antibodies' in Japanese, subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) and 'annular erythema associated with Sjogren's syndrome'.
Key Words: Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus Anti-SSB/La antibodies Anti-SSA/Ro antibodies Annular erythema Sjogren's syndrome
Lupus, Vol. 3, No. 1,
65-67 (1994) |
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