%0 Journal Article %T Periorbital edema as initial manifestation of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus %A Samar Erras %A Laila Benjilali %A Lamiaa Essaadouni %J Pan African Medical Journal %D 2012 %I African Field Epidemiology Network %X Periorbital edema occurs frequently in dermatomyositis, but it has rarely been noted in systemic systemic lupus erythematosus. We describe a patient who developed bilateral periorbital edema and erythema as the sole manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. Pan African Medical Journal 2012; 12:57 %U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/pamj/article/view/82692