title: Familial lupus erythematosus.
abstract: The child of a woman with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) had lesions of DLE develop at the age of 2 months. The original lesions persisted and new lesions continued to develop to date; the child is now 28 months old. In a second child, now 11 months old, a probable lupus erythematosus rash developed at 1 week of age.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010915:Pityriasis / Q000175:diagnosis