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Case Reports
. 2019 Dec 19;8(1):155-158.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2611. eCollection 2020 Jan.

A rare form of discoid lupus erythematosus as a rosacea and angiofibroma: A case report

Fatemeh Mokhtari  1 , Zakiye Ganjei  2
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Case Reports

A rare form of discoid lupus erythematosus as a rosacea and angiofibroma: A case report

Fatemeh Mokhtari et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

The rare presentation of DLE can be rosacea-/angiofibroma-like lesions which should be considered in patients with red-pink to skin-color papules with flushing and photosensitivity.

Keywords: angiofibroma; discoid lupus erythematosus; rosacea.

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Figure 1
Discoid lupus erythematosus. A, red‐pink to the skin‐colored papules on the forehead. B, Remission of lesions following a month of treatment. C, Remission of lesions following 6 mo of treatment
Figure 2
Figure 2
Basketweave orthokeratosis with epidermal atrophy and focal degeneration of the basal layer and severe infiltration in the upper and middle dermis, interstitial tissue around the vessels and the hair follicles along with small epithelioid aggregation; it was seen as an ill‐defined granuloma without caseous necrosis. (A, H&E staining with 10 times magnification, B, H&E staining with 40 times magnification)
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