title: Persistent periorbital edema as a sole manifestation of cutaneous lupus erythematosus: report of two cases.
abstract: In lupus erythematosus, dramatic periorbital edema and erythema without any evidence of other significant cutaneous or systemic involvement is unusual. We describe two patients with severe periorbital edema and erythema as the sole manifestation of cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghaninejad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kavusi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Safar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asgari
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Naraghi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*