Acute periorbital mucinosis in discoid lupus erythematosus.
Periorbital edema associated with lupus erythematosus is not frequently reported. To our knowledge, periorbital edema from increased dermal mucin has not been reported with any form of lupus. We present a patient with discoid lupus exhibiting periorbital edema from massive mucinosis.
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Division of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Section, Gainesville VA Medical Center 32610-0277, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications*; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology