Lupus Erythematous Profundus: An Unusual Manifestation in the Otolaryngological Setting

Lupus erythematous profoundus (LEP) is an uncommon manifestation of chronic lupus erythematous (CLE) involving inflammation of the subcutaneous fat and deep dermis. It is rarely seen in the otolaryngological practice. We describe a case of a 33-year-old female who presented with bilateral acute onse...

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Autores principales: Chu, Clarisse, Soh, Leonard, Tan, Sze Hwa, Lee, Tee Sin, Loh, Ian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10620982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37927642
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46402
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author Chu, Clarisse
Soh, Leonard
Tan, Sze Hwa
Lee, Tee Sin
Loh, Ian
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Loh, Ian
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description Lupus erythematous profoundus (LEP) is an uncommon manifestation of chronic lupus erythematous (CLE) involving inflammation of the subcutaneous fat and deep dermis. It is rarely seen in the otolaryngological practice. We describe a case of a 33-year-old female who presented with bilateral acute onset cheek swelling, which led to the unexpected diagnosis of LEP. We describe the diagnostic pitfalls that may potentially bias the surgeon towards the management of such patients.
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spelling pubmed-106209822023-11-03 Lupus Erythematous Profundus: An Unusual Manifestation in the Otolaryngological Setting Chu, Clarisse Soh, Leonard Tan, Sze Hwa Lee, Tee Sin Loh, Ian Cureus Pathology Lupus erythematous profoundus (LEP) is an uncommon manifestation of chronic lupus erythematous (CLE) involving inflammation of the subcutaneous fat and deep dermis. It is rarely seen in the otolaryngological practice. We describe a case of a 33-year-old female who presented with bilateral acute onset cheek swelling, which led to the unexpected diagnosis of LEP. We describe the diagnostic pitfalls that may potentially bias the surgeon towards the management of such patients. Cureus 2023-10-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10620982/ /pubmed/37927642 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46402 Text en Copyright © 2023, Chu et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Chu, Clarisse
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Lupus Erythematous Profundus: An Unusual Manifestation in the Otolaryngological Setting
title Lupus Erythematous Profundus: An Unusual Manifestation in the Otolaryngological Setting
title_full Lupus Erythematous Profundus: An Unusual Manifestation in the Otolaryngological Setting
title_fullStr Lupus Erythematous Profundus: An Unusual Manifestation in the Otolaryngological Setting
title_full_unstemmed Lupus Erythematous Profundus: An Unusual Manifestation in the Otolaryngological Setting
title_short Lupus Erythematous Profundus: An Unusual Manifestation in the Otolaryngological Setting
title_sort lupus erythematous profundus: an unusual manifestation in the otolaryngological setting
topic Pathology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10620982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37927642
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46402
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