Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus presenting in a child.

Author(s): Ciconte A, Mills AE, Shipley A, Marks R

Affiliation(s): Department of Dermatology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. a_ciconte@hotmail.com

Publication date & source: 2002-02, Australas J Dermatol., 43(1):62-4.

Publication type: Case Reports

A 5-year-old girl presented in summer with an erythematous, scaly annular eruption in a malar distribution. She had no symptoms or signs of systemic lupus erythematosus. A diagnosis of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus was made on the basis of the clinical and histological features, positive anti-Ro antibody and a mildly elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. All other investigations, including complement studies, were normal. She has responded well to treatment with 0.5% alclometasone ointment and photoprotection.