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Panniculitis in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease

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Modern Rheumatology

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A 51-year-old woman who had been suffering from mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) for 8 years developed an erythematous rash with pain and tenderness on her left leg. A skin biopsy revealed septal panniculitis with multiple lymphangiectasis. No vasculitis was observed. An increase in her prednisolone dose from 5 mg to 20 mg/day led to an improvement in these lesions. Panniculitis is very rare in MCTD. The clinical significance of panniculitis in MCTD is also discussed.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine I, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, 359-8513, Japan

    Masahiro Nakashima, Kimihiro Suzuki, Makoto Okada, Koji Kataharada, Kunio Takada, Takashi Nakanishi & Fumitaka Ohsuzu

  2. Department of Dermatology, National Defense Medical Collage, Tokorozawa, Japan

    Masami Kobayashi

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Nakashima, M., Suzuki, K., Okada, M. et al. Panniculitis in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease. Mod Rheumatol 14, 250–253 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-004-0301-x

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