Advanced

AJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

Published ahead of print on November 27, 2008
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1404

This Article Figures Only Full Text Full Text (PDF) All Versions of this Article: ajnr.A1404v1 30/6/1131    most recent Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via CrossRef Google Scholar Articles by Vattoth, S. Articles by Curé, J.K. PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Vattoth, S. Articles by Curé, J.K.

American Journal of Neuroradiology 30:1131-1133, June-July 2009
© 2009 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
HEAD & NECK

CT Imaging of Head and Neck Lupus Panniculitis

S. Vattoth^a and J.K. Curé^a

^a From the Department of Neuroradiology, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala

Please address correspondence to Surjith Vattoth, Department of Radiology, 619 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35249-6830; e-mail: drsurjith{at}yahoo.co.uk

SUMMARY: Lupus panniculitis (LP) or lupus erythematosus profundus (LEP) is a lupus-associated dermatologic condition predominantly affecting young to middle-aged women in which the deep dermis and subcutaneous fat are mainly involved. The lesions are usually located on the forehead, cheeks, proximal aspect of the limbs, and buttocks, though cases have occasionally been reported with orbital, breast, and salivary gland involvement. Descriptions of imaging findings of LP are very scarce in the literature. We describe the CT scan imaging features of the case of a patient with head and neck LP.