
Diagnosis: Discoid lupus erythematosus
Description: Red scaly plaques.
Morphology: Red,scaly
Site: Cheek
Sex: F
Age: 22
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Nameer Al-Sudany
Differential DiagnosisHistory: A 22-year-old female has had many erythematous scaly rounded plaques on the face especially the cheeks of 6 months duration. The scales were adherent to the surface of the lesions and some lesions have caused atrophic scarring. Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of DLE.