Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus in a child responding to dapsone.
Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus is a subepidermal blistering disorder that primarily affects young women and only rarely occurs in children. We report a case of bullous systemic lupus erythematosus refractory to corticosteroid therapy in a 12-year-old boy who was successfully treated with oral dapsone.
Department of Dermatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Kwei-Lan
KL
Liu
Jui-Lung
JL
Shen
Chii-Shuenn
CS
Yang
Yi-Ju
YJ
Chen
D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005493:Folic Acid Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000188:drug therapy*
D005493:Folic Acid Antagonists; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003622:Dapsone; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid