The association of dermatitis herpetiformis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
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.
Kurano
Tracie L
TL
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA.
Lum
Christopher A
CA
Izumi
Allan K
AK
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