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To characterize disseminated lupus erythematosus as an underlying systemic disease associated with characteristic visceral organ damage rather than purely a skin condition.

January 1, 1940Archives of Internal Medicine

Disseminated Lupus Erythematosus: A Cutaneous Manifestation of a Systemic Disease (Libman-Sacks)

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AGArthur M. GinzlerSaint Joseph Hospital

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Clinical review demonstrates that disseminated lupus erythematosus represents a widespread systemic disorder involving internal organs, highlighting that visceral damage occurs beyond skin lesions.

Key Points

To characterize disseminated lupus erythematosus as an underlying systemic disease associated with characteristic visceral organ damage rather than purely a skin condition.
Synthesized historical and dermatologic literature spanning seventy years regarding localized and generalized lupus erythematosus.
Evaluated clinical and anatomical evidence of visceral lesions and cutaneous manifestations described across systemic cases.
Disseminated lupus erythematosus constitutes a widespread systemic disease accompanied by characteristic clinical and anatomical visceral damage.
Systemic and visceral involvement can occur in patients even in the complete absence of cutaneous eruptions.

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Arthur M. Ginzler (1940) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a709bc1febe604dd7096016 https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1940.00190070036003

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January 1, 1940Archives of Internal Medicine

Disseminated Lupus Erythematosus: A Cutaneous Manifestation of a Systemic Disease (Libman-Sacks)

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Authors

AGArthur M. GinzlerSaint Joseph Hospital

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Implication

Clinical review demonstrates that disseminated lupus erythematosus represents a widespread systemic disorder involving internal organs, highlighting that visceral damage occurs beyond skin lesions.

Key Points

To characterize disseminated lupus erythematosus as an underlying systemic disease associated with characteristic visceral organ damage rather than purely a skin condition.
Synthesized historical and dermatologic literature spanning seventy years regarding localized and generalized lupus erythematosus.
Evaluated clinical and anatomical evidence of visceral lesions and cutaneous manifestations described across systemic cases.
Disseminated lupus erythematosus constitutes a widespread systemic disease accompanied by characteristic clinical and anatomical visceral damage.
Systemic and visceral involvement can occur in patients even in the complete absence of cutaneous eruptions.

Cite This Study

Arthur M. Ginzler (1940) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a709bc1febe604dd7096016 https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1940.00190070036003

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