Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a polymorphous autoimmune disease which may mimic some other clinical conditions, causing diagnostic difficulties. Acneiform lesions, including comedones and pitting scars are occasionally atypical presentations of cutaneous discoid lupus erythematosus. Keywords: Lúpus erythematosus, cutaneous; Lúpus erythematosus, discoid; Lupus vulgaris Resumo: Lúpus eritematoso cutâneo crônico é doença autoimune, com apresentações polimorfas que podem, eventualmente, mimetizar outras condições clínicas, causando dificuldade diagnóstica. Quadro acneiforme, com comedões e lesões atróficas pontuadas (pitting scars) pode constituir apresentação atípi-ca do lúpus eritematoso cutâneo discóide.
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