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Learning from errors
CASE REPORT
A rare case of unilateral discoid lupus erythematosus mimicking lupus vulgaris
  1. Parul Verma1,
  2. Sucheta Pathania2,
  3. Asha Kubba3
  1. 1Department of Dermatology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
  2. 2Department of Dermatology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
  3. 3Department of Dermatology, Delhi Dermpath Laboratory, New Delhi, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Parul Verma, parulverma_30{at}yahoo.co.in

Summary

Discoidlupus erythematosus (DLE) is a chronic type of cutaneous lupus erythematosus which can present in various morphologies, and the diagnosis can be rather confounding. Prompt evaluation and treatment is necessary to prevent disfigurement and systemic involvement associated with DLE. The following case presented a diagnostic dilemma as the lesion mimicked lupus vulgaris.

  • skin
  • dermatology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-222218

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    • Contributors PV, SP and AK: conception and design, acquisition of data or analysis and interpretation of data. PV and SP: drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content. VP: final approval of the version to be published, agreement to be accountable for the article and to ensure that all questions regarding the accuracy or integrity of the article are investigated and resolved.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.