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Cheek and Periorbital Peculiar Discoid Lupus Erythematosus: Rare Clinical Presentation Mimicking Tinea Faciei, Cutaneous Granulomatous Disease or Blepharitis

We present clinically peculiar facial discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) that mimicked tinea faciei. Although DLE is a chronic autoimmune dermatosis, it has a variety of rare clinical presentations, including periorbital DLE, comedonic DLE and hypertrophic DLE recently. In this case, a scaly, erythem...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Nakamura (Author), Tomoko Yamada (Author), Naoka Umemoto (Author), Toshinobu Nakamura (Author), Koji Wakatabi (Author), Eri Iida (Author), Masumi Masaki (Author), Maki Kakurai (Author), Toshio Demitsu (Author)
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Published: Karger Publishers, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:We present clinically peculiar facial discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) that mimicked tinea faciei. Although DLE is a chronic autoimmune dermatosis, it has a variety of rare clinical presentations, including periorbital DLE, comedonic DLE and hypertrophic DLE recently. In this case, a scaly, erythematous lesion on the eyelid and the central healed, mildly elevated, annularly distributed facial DLE mimicked tinea faciei, complicating our diagnosis.
Item Description:1662-6567
10.1159/000381208

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