title: Lupus erythematosus with perforation of the pinna.
abstract: Cutaneous inflammation occurred in a 56-year-old woman who had chronic discoid lupus erythematosus. Lesions on the pinna resulted in perforation. This finding has not been reported previously in association with lupus erythematosus.
mesh_terms: D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged