Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus : Two cases of delayed diagnosis

described. Features which delayed diagnosis are discussed. The a rheumatologist, who diagnosed SS-related arthropathy rather than potential clinical and histopathological overlap between this primary rheumatoid disease. Having been entirely asymptomatic for condition and erythema multiforme is emphasized, drawing more than 1 year, she was admitted acutely unwell with a florid, attention to the histological features which allow distinction. ulcerating recrudescence of her rash. This was associated with a The possibility that some cases of Rowell’s syndrome may be purpuric papular rash on the lower legs (Fig. 1). She had been