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SUMMARY Discoid lupus erythematosus is the most common form of cutaneous lupus erythematosus. It is more common in women than in men, in individuals between 20 and 40 years of age. It is an inflammatory autoimmune disease in which genetically predis-posed individuals are stimulated by hormonal and a variety of ex-ogenous factors including UV radiation, stress, infections, and even temperature changes. Lesions are characterized by erythema, hy-perkeratosis and atrophy. Typical sites are light-exposed areas, i.e. forehead, nose, cheeks, upper part of the back, upper chest, and dorsal aspects of the hands and feet. A case of lupus erythemato-sus hypertrophicus with very good and rapid treatment results with antimalarials and topical corticosteroid is presented. KEY WORDS: discoid lupus erythematosus, clinical varieties, hy-pertrophic lupus erythematosus treatmen