A Distinct Annular Eruption: Neonatal Lupus Erythematous
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An 8-week old male born at 36 weeks gestation presented to clinic with a progressive rash. At birth, he was noted to have an erythematous atrophic macule on the upper lip. Over the next two months, he developed pink-orange, annular, scaly macules that slowly spread to involve his cheeks, forehead, and frontotemporal scalp (Figures 1,2). He was otherwise growing and developing well. Laboratory evaluation was remarkable for an elevated alkaline phosphatase of 439 (normal 150-420), hemoglobin of 8.5 (normal 9.5-14.1), platelets of 167 (normal
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