title: Follicular lupus erythematosus: a new cutaneous manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We report the clinical, histopathological and immunological features of follicular erythema and petechiae in a 30-year-old Japanese woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Histology showed this eruption to constitute a cutaneous manifestation of SLE. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of follicular erythema and petechiae in association with SLE. Accordingly, we propose that this rare eruption be termed 'follicular lupus erythematosus'.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Japan. moritch@derm.kpu-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shibagaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology