The association of dermatitis herpetiformis and systemic lupus erythematosus

Tracie L Kurano; Christopher A Lum; Allan K Izumi

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.05.037

The association of dermatitis herpetiformis and systemic lupus erythematosus

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Nov;63(5):892-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.05.037. Epub 2010 Aug 23.

Authors

Tracie L Kurano¹, Christopher A Lum, Allan K Izumi

Affiliation

¹ John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA.

PMID: 20739096
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.05.037

Abstract

Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is an immune-mediated cutaneous disease occasionally associated with celiac disease, but rarely associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The combination of DH and SLE is immunologically mediated and suggests a relationship between the two conditions. We describe a woman with DH and SLE with a novel HLA phenotype.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy
Dermatitis Herpetiformis / complications*
Dermatitis Herpetiformis / genetics*
Dermatitis Herpetiformis / pathology
Female
Haplotypes
Histocompatibility Testing*
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / genetics*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / pathology
Phenotype