None of the above disorders is symptomatic to any significant degree. Both, sarcoidosis and DLE are seen more commonly among black populations in the USA, but the remaining disorders do not favor race, age, or ethnicity.

Sarcoidosis of the face tends to favor mucocutaneous junctions of the lips, nares, and eyes. The remaining disorders affect various areas of the face equally.

All the above disorders except sarcoidosis and follicular mucinosis strongly favor the face and may be limited to the face.

Lymphocytoma cutis, B-cell lymphoma, and GF are all more likely to present as a solitary lesion.

Lymphocytoma cutis and B-cell lymphoma present with nodules while DLE, BLI, and follicular mucinosis are more likely to present as plaques. GF and sarcoidosis present as nodules or plaques, and sometimes nodular plaques.

B-cell lymphoma is likely to be a plum-colored nodule or tumor, lymphocytoma cutis a red nodule, GF as an orange nodular plaque, BLI as pink to red plaques and papules, some annular, follicular mucinosis as faintly pink discrete and confluent papules, sarcoidosis as apple jelly papules, and DLE as reddish to purplish plaques with active borders. The surface of all disorders is smooth except an old lesion of DLE, which often acquires both follicular and diffuse scaling.