ABSTRACT
Chilblain lupus is a rarely manifested variant of chronic lupus. Its appearance can be sporadic or hereditary associated with an autosomal dominant mutation. The diagnosis is clinical and histopathological. The case is presented of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with chilblain lupus and nail involvement, despite the use of antimalarials and immunomodulators.
La perniosis lúpica es una variante del lupus crónico que se manifiesta con poca frecuencia, su aparición puede ser esporádica o hereditaria, asociada con una mutación autosómica dominante, en tanto que su diagnóstico es clínico e histopatológico. Se reporta el caso de una mujer con lupus eritematoso sistémico con manifestación de perniosis lúpica y compromiso ungueal, a pesar del uso de antimaláricos e inmunomoduladores.
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Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases , Wounds and Injuries , Chilblains , Connective Tissue Diseases , Cold Injury , Frostbite , Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicABSTRACT
The human capacity for physiologic adaptation to cold is minimal. A cold environment can be a threat to the skin, leading to a subsequent fall in core body temperature. Many physiologic, behavioral, and environmental factors predispose to the global effects of cold injuries. Physical injuries caused by cold have two forms: systemic forms such as hypothermia and localized forms such as frostbite. Reduced temperature directly damages the tissue, as in frostbite and cold immersion foot. Vasospasm of vessels perfusing the skin induces chilblain, acrocyanosis, and frostbite. The degree of damage caused by cold is related to four factors: temperature, exposure time, wind intensity (temperature sensation), and high altitude.