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![]() | Media file 1: Early lesions of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus may simulate polymorphous light eruption. |
![]() | Media file 2: Papulosquamous lesions of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus may simulate psoriasis. |
![]() | Media file 3: Annular lesions of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. |
![]() | Media file 4: Tumid lupus erythematosus. |
![]() | Media file 5: Neonatal lupus erythematosus. |
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Keywords
subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, SCLE, systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, lupus, autoimmune disease, discoid lupus erythematosus, Sjogren syndrome










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