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Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia 2015 December;150(6):749-51

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Coincident systemic lupus erythematosus and psoriasis vulgaris: a case report

Wang Y. ¹, Da G. ¹, Yu Y. ¹, Han J. ², Li H. ¹ ✉

¹ Department of Rheumatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot, China; ² Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot, China

Psoriasis vulgaris is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory skin disease, but its association with other typical autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus has only occasionally been reported. We presented a 25-year-old female who developed systemic lupus erythematosus associated with psoriasis vulgaris. Her conditions were in good control after she got administration of prednisolone (5 mg/day) and Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook (20 mg/day). It is necessary to integrate past history and physical examination to diagnose coincident SLE and psoriasis, and combined treatment with prednisolone and Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook proves effective.