Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2015
A 53-year-old female patient complains of feeling of tightness and coarseness in the mucosa, the red border and the skin of the face. Objectively: the skin of the face has butterflyshaped damage, the red border is infiltrated and tightly covered in hyperkeratinized scales. When an attempt is made to remove them, they bleed and are painful. What disease is this clinical presentation characteristic of?
Answer options
- Lupus vulgaris (Tuberculosis luposa)
- Secondary syphilis
- Lichen ruber planus
- Lupus erythematosus
- Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis
Correct answer
Lupus erythematosus
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