Herpetiform blisters in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Abstract

Four patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had a vesicobullous eruption that histologically resembled dermatitis herpetiformis. Immunofluorescence microscopy patterns in the skin studied in three patients, however, were characteristic of SLE. Treatment of the underlying collagen-vascular disease improved the eruption, while recurrence coincided with exacerbation of the systemic disease. This distinctive lesion is an important parameter of SLE activity.

• Authors: N S Penneys, H E Wiley 3rd
• Journal: Archives of dermatology (Arch Dermatol) Vol. 115 Issue 12 Pg. 1427-8 (Dec 1979) ISSN: 0003-987X [Print] United States
• PMID: 533288 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• Prednisone

Topics

• Adult
• Dermatitis Herpetiformis (pathology)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Humans
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic (pathology)
• Prednisone (therapeutic use)
• Skin Diseases (drug therapy)