title: Linear lupus erythematosus profundus on the scalp following the lines of Blaschko.
abstract: We describe a 10-year-old Japanese girl presenting linear alopecia on the scalp and forehead. Histological examination showed fat degeneration with mucin deposit and periappendageal infiltrate of mononuclear cells. We diagnosed her as having linear lupus erythematodes profundus with a linear configuration following the lines of Blaschko.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Tone Central Hospital, 1855-1, Higashiharashinmachi, Numata city, 378-0053 Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: Yayoi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Tomoyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Tetsushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology