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Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) has been described in adults in the last decade and represents a particular homogenous subgroup in which the skin lesions can be distinguished from scarring discoid lupus lesions both on a morphologic and histopathologic basis. This entity, however, seems to be very uncommon in childhood. In the present study we describe the clinical, immunological and histopathologic characteristics of a young girl who, at the age of 3, developed SCLE.
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Siamopoulou-Mavridou, A., Stefanou, D. & Drosos, A.A. Subacute cutaneous lupus-erythematosus in childhood. Clin Rheumatol 8, 533–537 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032110
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