Abstract:Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) most commonly affects the face and scalp. Palpebral involvement is rare and not evocative when presenting as the prime manifestation of the disease. We report hereby the case of a young male patient with isolated palpebral and labial DLE. A 34-year-old patient with no medical history was referred from ophthalmology for an erythematous plaque of the eyelid resisting usual treatment of blepharitis. Skin examination revealed a congestive erythema on the right lower eyelid with e… Show more
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