Neti sai Prasanth
PRATHIMA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ,KARIMNAGAR ,INDIA
Title: SUBACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS WITH SCABIES
Biography
Biography: Neti sai Prasanth
Abstract
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a clinically distinct subset of cases of lupus erythematosus which usually occurs in young and middle aged women .It is characterized by papulosquamous and or polycyclic lesions in photodistributed pattern .A 35year old female presented to OP with multiple palpulosquamous lesions on frontal and dorsalthorax and abdomen and on lateral side of both upperlimbs and in posterior auricular area.She had exfoliation of skin and intense itching all over the body. She also had crusted horny plaques on scalp, dorsal and frontal trunk and in posterior auricular area. The clinicalpresentation and laboratory studies were consistent with diagnosis of subacute cutaneous lupuserythematosus with Scabies. Topical permethrin for two weeks was given along with oralIvermectin 12mg stat . Horny localized plaques with crusting subsided in 2weeks.For Subacute lupus erythematosus she is given HCQS 200 mg.