Pankti Mehta
Pankti Mehta

@PanktiMehta24

5 Tweets 7 reads Jul 31, 2024
Facial rashes that look like lupus but are not ! 🧵🦋
1. Rosacea 🥵
🔹Look for telangiectasia
🔹Involvement of the nasolabial folds 🔹Flushing with spicy foods, heat, & sun exposure
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2. Seborrheic dermatitis
🔹Yellowish scales
🔹 Involvement of the nasolabial folds, eyebrows & scalp
3. Dermatomyositis
🔹Involvement of the nasolabial folds
🔹Other rashes like heliotrope, gottron's etc
🔹Systemic features
4. Sunburn 🌞
🔹Confluent erythematous patches associated with pruritis or pain
5. Erysipelas 🦠
🔹Acute onset warm red edematous plaques
🔹Can have systemic symptoms

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