Discoid lupus erythematosus of the vulva

Lupus. 2004;13(10):815-6. doi: 10.1191/0961203304lu1062cr.

Abstract

Genital involvement is a rare manifestation in discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and there are few reports on vulvar clinical features. We describe a 41-year old Caucasian woman with bilateral vulvar DLE. Although vulvar lesions in lupus are probably more common than is realized, the present report is the first case of genital DLE documented in a female.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Clobetasol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Clobetasol / therapeutic use
  • Complement System Proteins / metabolism
  • Dyspareunia / etiology
  • Dyspareunia / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • HLA Antigens / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins / metabolism
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / complications
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / drug therapy
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / immunology
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / metabolism
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / pathology*
  • Ointments
  • Vulvar Diseases / drug therapy
  • Vulvar Diseases / immunology
  • Vulvar Diseases / metabolism
  • Vulvar Diseases / pathology*

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • HLA Antigens
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Ointments
  • Complement System Proteins
  • Clobetasol