Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Association of truncal involvement in lupus erythematosus panniculitis patients with calcinosis cutis: A retrospective cohort study
Authors' conclusion
This cohort of LEP patients had over a third developing CC. LEP lesion location significantly differed in those who developed CC compared with those who did not.
Study context
- Population
- LEP patients from outpatient dermatology clinics at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health, January 2009 to December 2024
- Participants
- 27 patients
- Exposure
- LEP patients with calcinosis cutis (CC) vs without CC
- CCn = 10
- No CCn = 17reference
- Outcome
- CC development based on clinical diagnosis from a dermatologist, biopsy, or radiographic imaging
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
CC in LEP · evaluation period
LEP patients with CC
10 of 27
37%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Truncal involvement of LEP lesions
P = 0.02
Head & neck involvement of LEP lesions
P = 0.04
Original publication
Association of truncal involvement in lupus erythematosus panniculitis patients with calcinosis cutis: A retrospective cohort study. Lupus. Published 8 June 2025. doi:10.
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