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

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 recalcit...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2001-07, Vol.45 (1), p.142-144
Main Authors: Goyal, Supriya, Nousari, Hossein C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
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
Medical sciences
Mycophenolic Acid - analogs & derivatives
Mycophenolic Acid - pharmacology
Mycophenolic Acid - therapeutic use
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Recurrence
Skin, nail, hair, dermoskeleton
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Summary: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. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;45:142-4.)
ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1067/mjd.2001.114297