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Bullous Lupus: An Unusual Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in an Adolescent Girl
Author(s) -
Tincopa Monica,
Puttgen Katherine B.,
Sule Sangeeta,
Cohen Bernard A.,
Gerstenblith Meg R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01179.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , systemic disease , lupus erythematosus , autoimmunity , presentation (obstetrics) , systemic lupus , systemic lupus erythematosus , connective tissue disease , immunology , autoimmune disease , disease , immunopathology , antibody , pathology , surgery
Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus is a subepidermal blistering disease that occurs only rarely in a subset of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and even less commonly in pediatric patients. Autoimmunity in bullous systemic lupus erythematosus is characterized by the presence of circulating anti‐type VII collagen antibodies. We report here a case of a child whose initial systemic lupus erythematosus presentation was a diffuse bullous eruption.