Collagen vascular disease

Dermatol Clin. 1992 Jan;10(1):1-18.

Abstract

The iatrogenic L-tryptophan-induced eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, often considered to be a "new" disease, has proven to be a remarkable mimic of the classic sclerosing rheumatologic disorders. Although subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus remains a clinically defined entity, supportive histologic and immunopathologic findings have recently been proposed. Rheumatoid neutrophilic dermatitis needs to be added to our usual differential diagnosis of a neutrophilic dermatosis without leukocytoclastic vasculitis. The antiphospholipid syndrome is associated with noninflammatory vascular thrombosis and often has recognizable cutaneous findings. Finally, ANCA are a valuable adjunct in the systemic evaluation of patients with vasculitis syndromes and suggest a common pathogenesis for several of the systemic vasculitides.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / pathology
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications
  • Autoantibodies / analysis
  • Collagen Diseases / pathology*
  • Cytoplasm / immunology
  • Dermatitis / complications
  • Dermatitis / pathology
  • Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome / pathology
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / pathology
  • Neutrophils / immunology
  • Neutrophils / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases / immunology
  • Skin Diseases / pathology*
  • Vascular Diseases / pathology*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies