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sQuiz your knowledge! Erythematous facial plaques on a 48-year-old female Volume 31, numéro 5, September-October 2021

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1 Dermatology Department, Coimbra Hospital and University Center,
2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

A 48-year-old female presented with pruritic erythematous facial lesions which had evolved over a year, with gradual growth. She had a longstanding diagnosis of systemic lupus with renal and joint involvement, and was under treatment with methotrexate (15 mg/week), hydroxichloroquine (200 mg/day) and prednisolone (7.5 mg/day) with good control of systemic manifestations.On physical examination, she had multiple erythematous infiltrated plaques, with a roughly oval shape, located on the nose, left [...]