García-Arpa, Mónica and Rodríguez-Vázquez, María and Bellido-Pastrana, David and Villasanti-Rivas, Natalia and Carmona-Rodríguez, Marcos (2020) Persistent Facial Oedema and Erythema in a Woman, An Uncommon Manifestation of Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (3). ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Manifestations of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus are variable. Periorbital and facial swelling occurs in dermatomyositis and systemic lupus, but it has been rarely reported as a manifestation of exclusively cutaneous lupus. A 48-year-old woman presented with a 16-year history of asymptomatic, bilateral swelling and erythema of her face with marked worsening after sun exposure. No systemic symptoms were associated. A complete evaluation did not reveal other findings. Cutaneous biopsy showed features of lupus erythematosus. She was treated with photoprotection, topical tacrolimus, hydroxychloroquine and azathioprine with a partial response. Facial swelling with erythema represents quite an unusual manifestation of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Dermatomyositis, systemic lupus and Morbihan disease are the main differential diagnoses.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus, erythema, oedema, face |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2020 10:10 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2020 10:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19892 |
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