Lupus erythematosus: uncommon presentations
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Definitions and diagnostics
SLE is classified by the 1982 revised criteria of the American Rheumatism Association.8 Subacute cutaneous LE has been defined by Sontheimer et al.9 Cutaneous chronic discoid LE is defined by clinical presentation, histology, and exclusion of internal manifestations. Criteria for lupus tumidus have been defined by Alexiades-Armenakas et al.10 Neonatal lupus is defined by the criteria of the US-based Research Registry for Neonatal Lupus.11
Diagnosis is not simple. LE is the great imitator of
Cutaneous manifestations of LE
We can define histologically specific and nonspecific findings in LE. The same is true for clinical symptoms (Table 3).5 But in general, the range a certain clinical symptom may show is remarkably broader than it is in histology.
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