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| Lipedematous scalp in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis | ||||||
| Maria Gabriela Lang1, Mauro Waldemar Keiserman2, Rodrigo Pereira Duquia3 | ||||||
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1MD, Resident in Rheumatology at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
2MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 3MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Dermatology at Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. | ||||||
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| Lang MG, Keiserman MW, Duquia RP. Lipedematous scalp in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Int J Case Rep Images 2016;7(11):692–695. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
The lipedematous scalp is a rare condition of unknown etiology characterized by diffuse increase of the fat layer in the subcutaneous tissue of the scalp.
Case Report: We described the case of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis treated with etanercept and prednisone, who develops diffuse thickening of the scalp associated with local pain, without improvement with analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The previous cases reported described no clear association between comorbidities or medication use and development of this disease. Conclusion: There is no effective treatment for this condition, but is reported the successful use of mycophenolate mofetil for lipedematous alopecia, variant of lipedematous scalp. | |
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Keywords:
Ankylosing spondylitis, Autoimmune disease, Lipedematous scalp, Scalp dermatoses
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Author Contributions
Maria Gabriela Lang – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Mauro Waldemar Keiserman – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Rodrigo Pereira Duquia – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2016 Maria Gabriela Lang et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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