Year: 2025
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: Lupus panniculitis is a rare form of cutaneous lupus. It is characterized by tender subcutaneous nodules with a histological lobular panniculitis. Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors have been reported to induce lupus panniculitis in only four cases worldwide. All cases had coexisting rheumatological conditions and presented within 24 months of TNF-α inhibitor initiation. We present the case of a 49-year-old woman with hidradenitis suppurativa developing infliximab-induced lupus panniculitis 8 years into her treatment. This is longest length of time between TNF-α inhibitor initiation and lupus panniculitis recorded and is the only case developing in a nonrheumatological patient.
Source: British Journal of Dermatology
Authors: Dale Jobson, Maha Egail, Almas Dawood, Leila Ferguson
Institutions: St George's Hospital, Monash University
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4411732604