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case_images: A. Well-defined, violaceous plaques on the chest and abdomen. B. Well-defined violaceous plaques on the back. C. Skin biopsy from the upper back lesion showing interface dermatitis (magnification value is 20x). D. Skin lesions after holding Ig therapy and starting oral and topical corticosteroids.
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case_images: Ig therapy, the patient developed distinct, well-defined, violaceous, juicy appearing plaques on her face, chest, abdomen (Figure 1a), back (Figure 1b), and arms. Ig therapy was held. Skin biopsy of the new lesions showed interface dermatitis (Figure 1c) with increased dermal mucin and karyorrhectic debris consistent with discoid lupus erythematosus. Oral and topical corticosteroids were added with improvement in her skin lesions (Figure 1d).