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Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

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Abstract

Cutaneous lupus can be classified into three main different forms based on its clinical presentation [1]:

  1. 1.

    Acute cutaneous LE (ACLE)

  2. 2.

    Subacute cutaneous LE (SCLE)

  3. 3.

    Chronic cutaneous LE (CCLE)

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Khan Mohammad Beigi, P. (2018). Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus. In: Alopecia Areata. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72134-7_12

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