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Author Spotlight: Enhancing Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Through HR-pQCT Imaging Analysis
Published on: October 6, 2023
Eruptions in life-threatening rheumatologic diseases
Burhan Engin1, Ayşegül Sevim2, Seher Küçükoğlu Cesur3
1Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract:
Dermatologic changes occur in a variety of rheumatic diseases. Skin can be the initial site of involvement, thus providing important clues for an accurate diagnosis based on cutaneous findings. Dermatologic findings can also be an indicator of systemic involvement and prognostic outcome; however, many connective tissue disorders have a wide variety of cutaneous manifestations, with significant overlap between different diseases. These skin signs often precede systemic clinical manifestations. Careful attention to characteristic dermatologic findings in Behçet's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and various vasculitis can provide prompt therapeutic approaches in the case of life-threatening complications of systemically involved rheumatologic diseases.
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