Diagnosis: Discoid lupus erythematosus
Description: Hyperpigmented erythematous scaly plaque
Morphology: Plaque
Site: Nose
Sex: F
Age: 35
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Shahbaz Janjua
Differential DiagnosisHistory: This 35-year-old woman with several years history of recurrent alopecia areata developed erythematous plaque with central atrophy and depigmentation, and peripheral hyperpigmentation over the alopecic areas. She also had similar plaques on the nose, forehead, and preauricular areas.