Cihangir Aliağaoğlu, Mustafa Atasoy, Mustafa Keleş, Kerim Çayır, Aysun Toker

LUPUS PERNIO ON EAR LOBE THAT OCCURED AFTER TRAUMA

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LUPUS PERNIO ON EAR LOBE THAT OCCURED AFTER TRAUMA

In the present 35 years old male patient, there were lupus pernio plaque in the right ear lobe developed after blunt trauma and radiologically typical sarcoidosis findings. In histopatholigical examination, clusters of epithelioid cells scattered irregularly through the dermis were observed. The patient responded well to systemic and topical steroid therapy

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Lupus pernio trauma,

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