title: Childhood discoid lupus erythematosus: a report of two cases.
abstract: Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is an uncommon disease in childhood. We present two patients initially diagnosed as impetigo and photosensitive eczema with impetigo, respectively, who failed to respond to topical and systemic antistaphylococcal agents and in whom a diagnosis of discoid lupus erythematosus subsequently became apparent.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: McMullen
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bingham
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000473:pathology