Successful Hair Re-growth with Multimodal Treatment of Early Cicatricial Alopecia in Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Successful hair re-growth with multimodal treatment of early cicatricial alopecia in discoid lupus erythematosus.

Successful treatment of discoid lupus erythematosus with chloroquine.

Successful Treatment of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus with Chloroquine Laurentius A. Pramono, Resultanti, Suryo Anggoro, Sandra Langow, Rudy Hidayat, Bambang Setyohadi, Harry Isbagio Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. Correspondence mail: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of I...

Successful treatment of discoid lupus erythematosus with argon laser.

Vascular lesions with telangiectasias on visible areas, such as the face, are common in discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE); however, an efficient management of these skin lesions can sometimes be difficult. Since argon laser light is able to specifically coagulate vascular structures, it has been used in the treatment of various vascular skin malformations. Therefore, we addressed the issue whet...

Successful treatment of recalcitrant discoid lupus erythematosus with ustekinumab.

We report a 52-year old woman with a 28-year historyof disfiguring facial discoid lupus erythematosus(DLE), persistent despite both classical therapiesand rituximab. Ustekinumab 45 mg was started incombination with methotrexate and intralesionalcorticosteroids. Methotrexate and intralesionalcorticosteroids were withdrawn 30 months later andustekinumab maintained as monotherapy. Fortyeight month...

Dermoscopy patterns of cicatricial alopecia resulting from discoid lupus erythematosus and lichen planopilaris.

BACKGROUND Dermoscopy is an important tool for the diagnosis of benign and malignant melanocytic diseases. Recently, this method has also been found to be extremely useful in the diagnosis and follow-up of alopecias. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe dermoscopic findings in patients with clinical and histopathological characteristics of cicatricial alopecia. METHODS A de...