Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid, Lupus Erythematosus - DermAtlas

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Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, MD

Diagnosis

lupus erythematosus, discoid lupus erythematosus

Body Site

scalp

Age

35 years

Pigmentation

medium

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Description

This 35-year-old woman had multiple, varying-sized, well-defined, reddish plaques with thick adherent scales on her nose, cheeks, scalp, ears and upper back for a duration of two years. Skin biopsy from a lesion showed typical features of discoid lupus. On chloroquine therapy, the lesions healed with scarring and prominent hypo- as well as hyperpigmentation. The lesion on her scalp gave rise to scarring alopecia.

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1/7/2003 12:29:45

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