Multifocal lesions of morphoea in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009 Dec;34(8):e676-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03403.x.

Abstract

A 23-year-old man presented with multiple, brownish, sclerotic patches on his forehead and temple, which had first appeared 1 month previously. Six months earlier, he had been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Histopathological examination showed a pattern consistent with morphoea. We report a unique case of SLE and subsequent development of multiple morphoea confined to the face.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology*
  • Forehead / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / pathology*
  • Male
  • Scleroderma, Localized / pathology*
  • Young Adult