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

• 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)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...