Acute Disseminated Lupus Erythematosus: Report of the Disease in a Negro Male

Case Reports1 March 1950ACUTE DISSEMINATED LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: REPORT OF THE DISEASE IN A NEGRO MALEJOHN M. VESEY, HAROLD G. NELSONJOHN M. VESEY, HAROLD G. NELSONAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-3-565 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe acute form of disseminated lupus erythematosus is relatively uncommon particularly in members of the Negro race. Cluxton and Krause1 in a comprehensive review of this disease state, "The white race seems more susceptible to the disease. However, two of the three cases reported by Keefer and Felty were Negroes." It is to be noted, however, that both of the Negro patients reported by Keefer and Felty2 were females. Two additional cases of this disease in colored females have been reported.3, 4A review of the North American literature failed to disclose any proved cases of acute disseminated lupus erythematosus...Bibliography1. CluxtonKrause HELA: Acute lupus erythematosus disseminatus, Ann. Int. Med. 19: 843-872, 1943. LinkGoogle Scholar2. KeeferFelty CAAR: Acute disseminated lupus erythematosus: report of three fatal cases, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 35: 294-304, 1924. Google Scholar3. Cornbleet T: Acute and subacute lupus, Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 43: 829-832, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Henningson AB: Disseminated lupus erythematosus, Cincinnati J. Med. 23: 181-182, 1942. Google Scholar5. Cummer CL: Lupus erythematosus in infancy and childhood, Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 24: 999-1032, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Kirby-Smith JL: Erythematous lupus in negro youth, J. Florida M. A. 26: 141-143, 1939. Google Scholar7. KingHamilton HCM: The use of gold sodium thiosulphate in the treatment of lupus erythematosus, South. M. J. 604-607, 1934. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. KlempererPollackBaehr PADG: Diffuse collagen disease, J. A. M. A. 119: 331-332, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. BaehrPollack GAD: Lupus erythematosus and diffuse scleroderma, J. A. M. A. 134: 1169-1173, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication December 27, 1947.From the U. S. Naval Hospital, Dublin, Georgia.The opinions and views set forth in this article are those of the writers and are not to be construed as reflecting the policies of the Navy Department. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPericardial Effusion, a Manifestation of Systemic Lupus ErythematosusRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (TENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD W. BOLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., WALLACE GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), L. MAXWELL LOCKIE, M.D., F.A.C.P., MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D.NATURAL HISTORY OF LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS DISSEMINATUS*RALPH A. JESSAR, M.D., RONALD W. LAMONT-HAVERS, M.D., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D.ACUTE DISSEMINATED LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS IN THE NEGRO MALE: REPORT OF CASE WITH AUTOPSY FINDINGS*ROBERT IRBY, G. R. HENNIGAR, JACQUELINE KIRK 1 March 1950Volume 32, Issue 3Page: 565-571KeywordsChildrenClinical pathologyLupus erythematosusMetastasisNeuropathologyPathologistsRacial and ethnic issues ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...