Difference between revisions of "Inflammatory skin disorders"

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 ==Lupus erythematosus==
+===General===
 {{Main|Systemic lupus erythematosus}}
-===General===
 *Systemic disease with multi-organ manifestations.
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 DDx:
-*[[Discoid lupus]].
+*[[Discoid lupus erythematosus]].
+*Drug reaction (drug-induced lupus erythematosus).
 Images:
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 **[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vacuolar_interface_dermatitis_-_intermed_mag.jpg Vacuolar interface dermatitis with dermal mucin - intermed. mag. (WC)].
 **[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vacuolar_interface_dermatitis_-_high_mag.jpg Vacuolar interface dermatitis with dermal mucin - high mag. (WC)].
+==Discoid lupus erythematosus==
+===General===
+*Typically self-limited and isolated.
+**It is '''not''' associated with ''[[systemic lupus erythematosus]]''.
+===Microscopic===
+Features:<ref>URL: [http://www.dermpedia.org/baby-dermpedia-for-beginners/discoid-lupus-erythematosus http://www.dermpedia.org/baby-dermpedia-for-beginners/discoid-lupus-erythematosus]. Accessed on: 7 March 2012.</ref>
+*Lymphocytic interface dermatitis with basal layer vacuolation and keratinocyte apoptosis.
+*Deep dermal lymphocytes.
+*Basket weave stratum corneum.
+*Dermal mucin.
+*Thick dermal-epidermal basement membrane.
+DDx:
+*[[Lupus erythematosus]].
+Image:
+*[http://www.dermpedia.org/baby-dermpedia-for-beginners/discoid-lupus-erythematosus DLE (dermpedia.org)].
 ==Dermatomyositis==