Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis-like cutaneous lupus erythematosus. A case series with long-term follow-up.

Abstract

Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN)-like cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is a rare variant of acute CLE (ACLE) or subacute CLE (SCLE)1 . It develops as an extension of the interface dermatitis and epidermal basal layer inflammatory damage2 . Differential diagnosis with drug-induced SJS/TEN is challenging3 . Literature on this entity is scarce and long-term follow-up has not been reported. We sought to describe the clinico-epidemiological and histological characteristics and long-term follow-up of a series of patients with SJS/TEN-like CLE.