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case_images: Clinical manifestations of LEP in the patient. (A) Multiple cutaneous ulcer and scarring alopecia. (B) Serous crust overlying indurated erythematous plaque on the forehead. (C and D) Clinical improvement after three months of follow up.
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case_images: Slough and crust were seen covering some lesions (Figures 1A, B and 2A, B). The patient responded well to therapy, and during three months of follow-up period, some hair had regrown over the vertex and the skin ulcers had healed, leaving atrophic scars (Figures 1C, D and 2E, F).
case_images: Cutaneous ulcers on the vertex and right cheek. (A and B) Prior to treatment. (C and D) After the application of modern wound dressing and topical antibiotic in the first month of follow up. (E and F) After the treatment with oral hydroxychloroquine in the third month of follow up.
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case_images: Slough and crust were seen covering some lesions (Figures 1A, B and 2A, B). Two weeks later, the amounts of slough and crust decreased (Figure 2C and D). The patient responded well to therapy, and during three months of follow-up period, some hair had regrown over the vertex and the skin ulcers had healed, leaving atrophic scars (Figures 1C, D and 2E, F).
case_images: Histopathological findings with HE-staining revealed perivascular (red circle), periadnexal (yellow circle), and periadiposal (blue circle) lymphocytic, plasmacytic, and eosinophilic infiltration.
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case_images: Histopathological changes in hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining were observed as perivascular, periadnexal, and periadiposal lymphocytic, eosinophilic, and plasmacytic infiltration in the dermis (Figure 3).
case_images: PAS-staining revealed thickening of the basement membrane pointed with black arrows.
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case_images: Thickening of the basement membrane was evident in the periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stain (Figure 4).