Scalp sarcoidosis mimicking discoid lupus eryt

Scalp sarcoidosis mimicking discoid lupus erythematosus with lichenoid features in histology

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Scalp Arising from Chronic Discoid Lupus Erythematosus with Scarring Alopecia

Neoplasms have rarely been reported in lesions of lupus erythematosus (LE) and have included basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and atypical fibroxanthoma. We here report a case of SCC of the scalp arising from a patch of scarring alopecia secondary to chronic discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE). Surgical excision of the tumor with a 1cm margin was performed, showing a dee...

Follicular red dots: a novel dermoscopic pattern observed in scalp discoid lupus erythematosus.

BACKGROUND Scalp dermoscopy plays an important role in the diagnosis of hair and scalp disorders, and specific dermoscopic patterns have recently been associated with several disorders causing noncicatricial alopecia, such as androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, trichotillomania, and tinea capitis. OBSERVATIONS We describe the morphologic and pathologic features of a new dermoscopic patter...

Discoid lupus erythematosus: a profile.

OBJECTIVE To determine the demographic data, clinical pattern and therapeutic outcome in patients with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE). STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Department of Dermatology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, from January 2004 to December 2008. METHODOLOGY Patients of either gender aged above 18 years diagnosed wit...

Chronic cutaneous (discoid) lupus erythematosus.

Dermoscopy of discoid lupus erythematosus

Cite this article as: Jha AK, Sonthalia S, Sarkar R. Dermoscopy of discoid lupus erythematosus. Indian Dermatol Online J 2016;7:458. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non‐commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creati...