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Dermoscopy Aids in the Diagnosis of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
Published on: May 16, 2025
[Eosinophilic annular erythema in a 20-month-old girl]
Verena Paulitschke1, Julia Tittes2, Adrian Tanew2
1Universitätsklinik für Dermatologie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich. verena.paulitschke@meduniwien.ac.at.
Abstract:
We report on a 20-month-old girl with urticarial and partially annular skin lesions that were disseminated over the whole integument. The lesions persisted over 1 week and then gradually faded and reappeared on new body sites. The histological examination of a skin biopsy revealed an urticarial inflammation pattern with interstitial edema and a diffuse infiltration with many eosinophilic granulocytes without flame figures, neutrophils and lymphocytes. Laboratory investigations were inconspicuous and there was no eosinophilia. A diagnosis of eosinophilic annular erythema (EAE) of childhood was made which is a benign self-limiting skin disorder belonging to the group of eosinophilic dermatoses.
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