Bullous subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus

G K Perera, M M Black, D H McGibbon

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Abstract

We describe a 59-year-old woman, with a history of autoimmune disease and disseminated uterine leiomyosarcoma, who developed a photoaggravated, blistering skin eruption. An initial rash, at the outset of treatment with chemo- and radiotherapy, resembled erythema multiforme. Review of the original skin biopsy showed it to be subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. There were no systemic symptoms or signs to suggest systemic lupus erythematosus. The much later photoaggravated rash consisted mainly of bullae and eventual epidermal denuding which resembled toxic epidermal necrolysis. We propose that the clinical and histological diagnosis is one of bullous subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a patient with no other features of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)265 - 267
Number of pages3
JournalClinical and Experimental Dermatology
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2004

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