Cutaneous lupus erythematosus manifesting as unilateral eyelid erythema and swelling

• Main Authors: Yi-Fang Wu (Author), Tseng-Tong Kuo (Author), Pei-Hsuan Lu (Author), Ming-Jing Chen (Author), Chih-Hsun Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Unilateral eyelid involvement, as the only manifestation of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), is very rare. Here, we report the case of a 41-year-old woman who presented with erythema and swelling of her left upper eyelid, which was initially misdiagnosed as cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia. She had...