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Dermoscopy Aids in the Diagnosis of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
Published on: May 16, 2025
Annular dermatoses with rheumatologic implications
Giovanni Paolino1, Franco Rongioletti1
1IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Abstract:
A wide variety of cutaneous disorders present with annular (ringlike) skin lesions, and some of them carry rheumatologic implications because they may involve the joints or belong to the spectrum of connective tissue diseases. The diagnosis of an annular rheumatologic skin disease is possible with a correct clinicopathologic correlation, with a correct anamnesis of the patient, with the evaluation of systemic symptoms, laboratory and instrumental investigations, and finally with a cutaneous biopsy.
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