title: Linear childhood discoid lupus erythematosus following the lines of Blaschko: a case report with review of the linear manifestations of lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Seventeen cases of childhood discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) have been previously reported in the literature. We describe the first reported case of childhood linear DLE following the lines of Blaschko. The clinical and histologic characteristics of childhood DLE are discussed and a review of the linear manifestations of childhood LE is presented.
authors.affiliation: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D020405:Dermis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology