Discoid Lupus Erythematosus of the Scalp in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report with Complete Hair Regrowth
| Title: | Discoid Lupus Erythematosus of the Scalp in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report with Complete Hair Regrowth |
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| Authors: | Cleide Garbelini-Lima, Gabriela Evangelista de Almeida, Sidharta Quércia Gabdelha, Andrea Cavalcante de Souza, Mara Lúcia Gomes de Souza, Virginia Vilasboas Figueiras |
| Source: | Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Vol 79, Iss 2 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2021. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Collection: | LCC:Dermatology LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: | Alopecia, Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid/complications, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications, Scalp Dermatoses/diagnosis, Scalp Dermatoses/drug therapy, Thalidomide, Dermatology, RL1-803, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: | Scalp involvement with hair loss is common in systemic lupus erythematosus. Discoid lupus erythematosus may cause scarring alopecia, characterized by well-delimited erythematous plaques with scales, follicular hyperkeratosis and atrophy, which is considered a trichological emergency. Early diagnosis and treatment are necessary in order to prevent permanent hair loss. We describe a 44 years’ old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus for 4 years, with multiple areas of occipitoparietal alopecia, erythematous plaques, atrophy, scales and some bloody crusts. Trichoscopy, histopathology and direct immunofluorescence led to the diagnosis of discoid lupus erythematosus. After 9 months treatment with thalidomide there was complete hair regrowth. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English Portuguese |
| ISSN: | 2182-2395 2182-2409 |
| Relation: | https://revista.spdv.com.pt/index.php/spdv/article/view/1283; https://doaj.org/toc/2182-2395; https://doaj.org/toc/2182-2409 |
| DOI: | 10.29021/spdv.79.2.1283 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/80c6b0b8dc0546d88bbc0f17d7d1cb47 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.80c6b0b8dc0546d88bbc0f17d7d1cb47 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 21822395 21822409 |
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| DOI: | 10.29021/spdv.79.2.1283 |
| Published in: | Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia |
| Language: | English Portuguese |