Periorbital swelling and episcleritis may be a sign of cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Abstract It is important that physicians recognize persistent periorbital edema and conjunctival injection as possible disease manifestations of CLE, especially prior to cutaneous involvement. This may lead to more rapid diagnosis and treatment.
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author | Taylor J. Zuber Michelle V. Pearlstein Christopher J. Hwang Kian Eftekhari Aida Lugo‐Somolinos Paul B. Googe |
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description | Abstract It is important that physicians recognize persistent periorbital edema and conjunctival injection as possible disease manifestations of CLE, especially prior to cutaneous involvement. This may lead to more rapid diagnosis and treatment. |
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spelling | doaj.art-63302707e9ac4541a2d72eb1b304be7c2022-12-22T01:04:59ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042019-07-01771422142510.1002/ccr3.2247Periorbital swelling and episcleritis may be a sign of cutaneous lupus erythematosusTaylor J. Zuber0Michelle V. Pearlstein1Christopher J. Hwang2Kian Eftekhari3Aida Lugo‐Somolinos4Paul B. Googe5University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill North CarolinaDepartment of Dermatology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North CarolinaDepartment of Ophthalmology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North CarolinaDepartment of Ophthalmology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North CarolinaDepartment of Dermatology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North CarolinaDepartment of Dermatology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North CarolinaAbstract It is important that physicians recognize persistent periorbital edema and conjunctival injection as possible disease manifestations of CLE, especially prior to cutaneous involvement. This may lead to more rapid diagnosis and treatment.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2247cutaneous lupus erythematosusepiscleritislupus erythematosus tumidusperiorbital edema |
spellingShingle | Taylor J. Zuber Michelle V. Pearlstein Christopher J. Hwang Kian Eftekhari Aida Lugo‐Somolinos Paul B. Googe Periorbital swelling and episcleritis may be a sign of cutaneous lupus erythematosus Clinical Case Reports cutaneous lupus erythematosus episcleritis lupus erythematosus tumidus periorbital edema |
title | Periorbital swelling and episcleritis may be a sign of cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
title_full | Periorbital swelling and episcleritis may be a sign of cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
title_fullStr | Periorbital swelling and episcleritis may be a sign of cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
title_full_unstemmed | Periorbital swelling and episcleritis may be a sign of cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
title_short | Periorbital swelling and episcleritis may be a sign of cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
title_sort | periorbital swelling and episcleritis may be a sign of cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
topic | cutaneous lupus erythematosus episcleritis lupus erythematosus tumidus periorbital edema |
url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2247 |
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