title: Periorbital edema as initial manifestation of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Periorbital edema occurs frequently in dermatomyositis, but it has rarely been noted in systemic systemic lupus erythematosus. We describe a patient who developed bilateral periorbital edema and erythema as the sole manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
authors.affiliation: Department Internal medicine, Mohamed VI Teaching Hospitals, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Samar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erras
authors.forename: Laila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benjilali
authors.forename: Lamiaa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Essaadouni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*