title: The association of dermatitis herpetiformis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is an immune-mediated cutaneous disease occasionally associated with celiac disease, but rarely associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The combination of DH and SLE is immunologically mediated and suggests a relationship between the two conditions. We describe a woman with DH and SLE with a novel HLA phenotype.
authors.affiliation: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA.
authors.forename: Tracie L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kurano
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lum
authors.forename: Allan K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Izumi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006239:Haplotypes; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D010641:Phenotype