LINEAR CUTANEOUS LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS FOLLOWING THE LINES OF BLASCHKO

We describe two Japanese girls with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) in whom the condition showed a linear configuration, following the lin es of Blaschko. The clinical appearance was unusual but histological e xamination established the diagnosis;. After reviewing the previous re ports, we found that in six of eight patients with linear 'discoid' le sions, the age at onset was under 14 years; no patient has progressed to systemic lupus erythematosus. Patients with 'linear' DLE may compos e a certain clinical subset, We propose the term 'linear cutaneous lup us erythematosus' which may be more suitable for the linear lesions of DLE.