Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 892-895, November 2010

The association of dermatitis herpetiformis and systemic lupus erythematosus

  • Tracie L. Kurano

      Affiliations

    • John A. Burns School of Medicine (medical student), University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
    • ,
  • Christopher A. Lum

      Affiliations

    • Division of Dermatology, Department of Pathology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
    • ,
  • Allan K. Izumi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Allan K. Izumi, MD, Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Dermatology, University of Hawaii, Department of Medicine, 1380 Lusitana St, S-412. Honolulu, HI 96813.

published online 26 August 2010.

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.

Abbreviations used: DH, dermatitis herpetiformis, NV, normal value, SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00679-3

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.05.037

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 892-895, November 2010

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