Research Topic: Rheumatology

A Case of Superficial Mycoses in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

A 52-year-old woman with lupus developed a widespread fungal skin infection that was initially mistaken for worsening lupus symptoms. The infection affected her scalp, face, and nails with two different types of fungi. After six months of treatment with antifungal medications, her symptoms resolved completely with no return of the infection during follow-up.

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Atypical Adult-onset Still’s disease with flagellate morphology in a patient with skin of color

A 28-year-old African American woman was diagnosed with Adult-onset Still’s disease, a rare inflammatory condition causing fever, joint pain, and skin rashes. Her rash had an unusual linear, stripe-like pattern with dark pigmentation that doesn’t typically appear in standard descriptions of this disease. She was successfully treated with anakinra and later tocilizumab, medications that reduce inflammation, leading to complete symptom resolution and sustained improvement over nine months.

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