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lupus vulgaris
tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars
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DLE, discoid lupus erythematosus
a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose
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LE, lupus erythematosus
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
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SLE, disseminated lupus erythematosus, systemic lupus erythematosus
an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms
