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Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus revealed by unilateral eyelid oedema Volume 27, numéro 5, September-October 2017

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1 Department of Dermatology, Saint-Pierre, Brugmann and Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospitals, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Pierre Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
3 Departments of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Saint-Pierre, Brugmann and Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospitals, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE) is characterised by the absence of systemic disease involvement and encompasses four main types: discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), lupus tumidus, childblain lupus, and lupus panniculitis [1]. We report an unusual CCLE presentation restricted to unilateral eyelid oedema.A 42-year-old North African woman with a history of allergic rhino-conjunctivitis and asthma presented with a seven-month history of a fluctuating left unilateral eyelid oedema triggered [...]