Case Report
Unusual presentation of childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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* Corresponding author: Sathish Kumar sathishkumar1973@yahoo.com
Department of Child Health Unit II, Christian Medical College, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore 632 004, India
Pediatric Rheumatology 2007, 5:20 doi:10.1186/1546-0096-5-20
Published: 21 November 2007Abstract
Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus is a rare blistering condition with a distinctive combination of clinical, histological and immunopathologic features that together constitute a unique bullous disease phenotype. It is often associated with autoimmunity to type VII collagen. Here we report a child who presented with bullous systemic lupus erythematosus. Rapid resolution of the blisters occurred following treatment with dapsone.