BULLOUS SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS - A VARIABLE DISEASE

We describe a patient with the rare diagnosis of 'Bullous Systemic Lup us Erythematosus'. She is unusual in presenting with classical dermati tis herpetiformis, before the emergence of systemic features. In addit ion, on indirect immunofluorescence on sodium chloride split skin, the re was epidermal binding. Immunoblotting was negative for type VII col lagen.