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A Disfiguring Scalp Lesion

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Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders

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Abstract

Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) represents the most common subtype of cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Although clinical characteristics of DLE have been well described, differentiation from inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic skin diseases remains problematic in a certain proportion of patients, and biopsies are often required in order to establish a definitive diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

    Amr M. Ammar & Shady M. Ibrahim

  2. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt

    Mohamed L. Elsaie

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  1. Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Anna Waśkiel-Burnat

  2. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Roxanna Sadoughifar

  3. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  4. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland

    Lidia Rudnicka

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Ammar, A.M., Ibrahim, S.M., Elsaie, M.L. (2022). A Disfiguring Scalp Lesion. In: Waśkiel-Burnat, A., Sadoughifar, R., Lotti, T.M., Rudnicka, L. (eds) Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93426-2_45

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