CASE REPORT - Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus associated with Arava

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Cutis. 2005 Sep;76(3):189-92.

Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus associated with leflunomide.

Elias AR, Tam CC, -Bajar KM.

Dermatology Clinic, US Army Medical Department Activity, Fort Drum, New York

13602, USA. anthony.elias@...

A skin eruption consistent with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus

(SCLE) occurred in a patient taking leflunomide for rheumatoid arthritis.

The eruption resolved after discontinuation of the medication. Suppression

of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-effector mechanisms by leflunomide may have

played a role in the pathogenesis of this disorder.

PMID: 16268263

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