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Solitary hypertrophic lupus erythematosus of the nose without other cutaneous or systemic involvement
Author(s) -
Bettoli Vincenzo,
Minghetti Sara,
Ferron Paola,
Borghi Alessandro,
Virgili Annarosa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05349.x
Subject(s) - medicine , section (typography) , business , advertising
Hypertrophic lupus erythematosus (HLE) is a distinct and a very uncommon subtype of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE). HLE frequently occurs together with pre- or co-existing typical discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) that the presence of DLE is a helpful clue to the diagnosis of HLE. We described an unusual case of “solitary” HLE successfully treated with adapalene