RHEUMATIC DISEASES AND THE SKIN
Introduction
THE DERMATOLOGIST has always had a central role in the diagnosis of patients with rheumatologic disorders. Our goal in this issue of Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery is to create a concise reference text on the rheumatologic diseases and the skin.
Rheumatic Diseases and the Skin, Introduction
The dermatologist has always had a central role in the diagnosis of patients with rheumatologic disorders.
Antinuclear Antibodies in Dermatology
This article reviews the clinically relevant antinuclear antibodies and their disease associations.
Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
The following is a review of LE-nonspecific and LE-specific skin disorders. Space limitations prevented the inclusion of a comprehensive list of relevant references.
Localized and Systemic Scleroderma
This article discusses the classification, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, treatment, and prognosis of the scleroderma.
Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis is a disease that has a characteristic skin eruption that may occur with or without a proximal myopathy.