An Unusual Presentation of Lupus Vulgaris and the Practical Usefulness of Dermatoscopy
We report a case report of lupus vulgaris (LV) presented on the extremities of an 80-year-old man. He was misdiagnosed as having psoriasis and referred to our department for a second-opinion evaluation. The discrepancy between the clinical manifestation which was misleading and the dermatoscopic fin...
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| description | We report a case report of lupus vulgaris (LV) presented on the extremities of an 80-year-old man. He was misdiagnosed as having psoriasis and referred to our department for a second-opinion evaluation. The discrepancy between the clinical manifestation which was misleading and the dermatoscopic findings raised the suspicion of an underlying granulomatous disease and we proceeded to skin biopsy. The histopathologic examination set the diagnosis of LV. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-27bf56566a4e455da1faa428d35800382025-02-03T01:07:28ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712018-01-01201810.1155/2018/10361621036162An Unusual Presentation of Lupus Vulgaris and the Practical Usefulness of DermatoscopyGrigorios Theodosiou0Marina Papageorgiou1Ioanna Mandekou-Lefaki2Specialist in Dermatology-Venereology, Department of Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Jan Waldenströms gata 16, 20502 Malmö, SwedenSpecialist in Dermatology-Venereology, State Clinic of Dermatology, Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Delfon 124, 54643, Thessaloniki, GreeceSpecialist in Dermatology-Venereology, Chief of State Clinic of Dermatology, Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Delfon 124, 54643 Thessaloniki, GreeceWe report a case report of lupus vulgaris (LV) presented on the extremities of an 80-year-old man. He was misdiagnosed as having psoriasis and referred to our department for a second-opinion evaluation. The discrepancy between the clinical manifestation which was misleading and the dermatoscopic findings raised the suspicion of an underlying granulomatous disease and we proceeded to skin biopsy. The histopathologic examination set the diagnosis of LV.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1036162 |
| spellingShingle | Grigorios Theodosiou Marina Papageorgiou Ioanna Mandekou-Lefaki An Unusual Presentation of Lupus Vulgaris and the Practical Usefulness of Dermatoscopy Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
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| title_full | An Unusual Presentation of Lupus Vulgaris and the Practical Usefulness of Dermatoscopy |
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| title_short | An Unusual Presentation of Lupus Vulgaris and the Practical Usefulness of Dermatoscopy |
| title_sort | unusual presentation of lupus vulgaris and the practical usefulness of dermatoscopy |
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