An atypical case of bullous systemic lupus erythematosus in a 16-year-old boy

George Christodoulou; Mathieu Powell; Van-Hung Nguyen; Kevin Watters; Fatemeh Jafarian

doi:10.1111/pde.12389

An atypical case of bullous systemic lupus erythematosus in a 16-year-old boy

Pediatr Dermatol. 2014 Nov-Dec;31(6):e164-6. doi: 10.1111/pde.12389. Epub 2014 Jul 21.

Authors

George Christodoulou¹, Mathieu Powell, Van-Hung Nguyen, Kevin Watters, Fatemeh Jafarian

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 25040539
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12389

Abstract

Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus (BSLE) is a rare autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease with a female predominance characterized as an acute vesicobullous eruption in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here we report a case of BSLE in a 16-year-old boy that does not adhere to the criteria originally established and suggest a new outlook on this condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Adult
Blister / drug therapy
Blister / pathology*
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / pathology*
Male
Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage
Prednisolone / administration & dosage
Pulse Therapy, Drug

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Prednisolone
Methylprednisolone