title: Herpetiform blisters in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Four patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had a vesicobullous eruption that histologically resembled dermatitis herpetiformis. Immunofluorescence microscopy patterns in the skin studied in three patients, however, were characteristic of SLE. Treatment of the underlying collagen-vascular disease improved the eruption, while recurrence coincided with exacerbation of the systemic disease. This distinctive lesion is an important parameter of SLE activity.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000473:pathology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone