Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV), where neutrophils are predominant, and lymphocytic vasculitis, where lymphocytes are predominant, are inflammatory cells seen in the biopsy of skin lesions from ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, is a complex autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy ...

What is a punch biopsy? A punch biopsy is a medical procedure used to remove a small, cylindrical piece of skin for laboratory examination, usually through tissue culture or microscopy.

with lupus nephritis following a history of fever, myalgia, skin rash and weakness. A kidney biopsy at that time revealed class IV and V lupus nephritis. The patient was treated with prednisolone ...

A biopsy of lesional skin is consistent with cutaneous lupus. There is vacuolar alteration of the basal cell layer with a sparse superficial dermal mononuclear cell infiltrate. Direct ...

Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE), an autoimmune-mediated disease that is characterized by widespread hardening of the skin, is triggered by various environmental factors, including ...