Discoid Lupus Erythematosus in Children—A Retrospective Study of 34 Patients

✍ Scribed by Maria Carolina de Abreu Sampaio; Zilda Najjar Prado De Oliveira; Maria Cecília da Matta Rivitti Machado; Vítor Manoel Silva Dos Reis; Maria Apparecida Constantino Vilela

• Book ID: 109090543
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 339 KB
• Volume: 25
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0736-8046
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00625.x

✦ Synopsis

Abstract: Discoid lupus erythematosus is much less frequent and studied in children. We undertook a retrospective study of 34 children less than 16 years of age with this disease, seen over a period of 9 years. A female predominance of 2:1 was found. An association between discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus was observed in 23.5% of patients, a higher proportion compared to adult discoid lupus erythematosus. Disseminated lesions were much more frequent in patients with criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (87.5% vs 34%), suggesting that it could be associated with a worse prognosis. Histologic findings were similar to those observed in adult discoid lupus erythematosus.