Lupus erythematosus tumidus in childhood treated with antimalarials

A teen with blaschkolinear tumid lupus erythematosus

“…At the present time, very few pediatric cases of tumid lupus erythematosus have been reported. [4][5][6][7][8] Most previous pediatric cases involved the face and/or upper portion of the body with variable photosensitivity, and none involved the lower extremities. A blaschkolinear distribution has previously been reported in 3 adult cases 2,9,10 and one pediatric case.…”

Successful treatment of a child’s lupus erythematosus tumidus with antimalarials

“…The clinical diagnosis may be burdensome since lupus erythematosus tumidus very often presents without associated systemic symptoms and the lesions are without characteristic features [4]. Diagnosing paediatric cases of lupus erythematosus tumidus may be more difficult as the condition is extremely rare in this age group; so far only 12 cases of this disease have been reported in children [2,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11].…”

“…The characteristic features of the skin lesions are annular or semi-annular in appearance, skin changes resolve spontaneously without scarring, discoloration or atrophic skin changes [4,12]. LET is characterized by extreme photosensitivity, it occurs mainly in sun-exposed areas [6,12].…”

“…Among children, LET is an extremely rare entity and treatment protocols are based on adult treatment regimens, case reports and anecdotes [6,8,10,11].…”