Subacute cutaneous lupus-erythematosus in childhood.
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) has been described in adults in the last decade and represents a particular homogenous subgroup in which the skin lesions can be distinguished from scarring discoid lupus lesions both on a morphologic and histopathologic basis. This entity, however, seems to be very uncommon in childhood. In the present study we describe the clinical, immunological and histopathologic characteristics of a young girl who, at the age of 3, developed SCLE.
Siamopoulou-Mavridou
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Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Greece.
Stefanou
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Drosos
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D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine