Treatment of resistant discoid lupus erythematosus of the palms and soles with mycophenolate mofetil

S Goyal; H C Nousari

doi:10.1067/mjd.2001.114297

Treatment of resistant discoid lupus erythematosus of the palms and soles with mycophenolate mofetil

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2001 Jul;45(1):142-4. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2001.114297.

Authors

S Goyal¹, H C Nousari

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 11423853
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.114297

Abstract

Mycophenolate mofetil is an immunosuppressive drug that has recently been used to treat a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory skin diseases. Expanding the use of this agent in dermatology, we describe 2 patients with both systemic lupus erythematosus and discoid lupus erythematosus whose recalcitrant palmoplantar lesions were successfully treated with mycophenolate mofetil.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Drug Resistance
Female
Foot Diseases / drug therapy
Foot Diseases / pathology
Hand / pathology
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / pharmacology
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / drug therapy*
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / pathology
Mycophenolic Acid / analogs & derivatives
Mycophenolic Acid / pharmacology
Mycophenolic Acid / therapeutic use*
Recurrence

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Mycophenolic Acid