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.
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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.)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
(pathology)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
(pathology)
- Prednisone
(therapeutic use)
- Skin Diseases
(drug therapy)
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