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01-07-2012 | Poster presentation
Interstial granulomatous dermatitis as initial presentation of juvenile mixed connective disease and its response to tacrolimus
Authors:
Lawrence Jung, Igor Shendrik
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (IGD) has been reported in association with autoimmune disorders in adults. These associated conditions include rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative arthritis, SLE, autoimmune thyroiditis and others. It has also been described in drug-reaction pulmonary coccidioidomycosis, Lyme’s disease and pulmonary silicosis. IGD has rarely been described in children. …