title: Lupus erythematosus tumidus in childhood. Report of 3 patients.
abstract: Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a rare disorder in childhood. Most patients reported in the literature present with systemic manifestations, and, to date, fewer than 20 children with chronic cutaneous LE have been documented. In this article, we describe 3 patients with childhood LE tumidus, an uncommon but distinct subtype of chronic cutaneous LE. The lesions are characterized by erythematous, urticaria-like, nonscarring plaques in sun-exposed areas and, unlike in other variants of chronic cutaneous LE, there is no epidermal involvement. The clinical, photobiological, and histologic features as well as the differential diagnoses of childhood LE tumidus are discussed and compared with the adult form of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonntag
authors.forename: Percy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.forename: Mosaad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Megahed
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruzicka
authors.forename: Annegret
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuhn
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology