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Lupus|Specific Skin Disease and Skin Problems


Lupus-Specific Skin Disease and Skin Problems

There are three major types of skin disease specific to lupus and various other non-specific skin manifestautions associated with the disease.

Lupus and your skin: Signs and symptoms

Swollen eyelid(s) and swelling around one or both eyes · Butterfly rash (aka malar rash) · Thick, scaly patch of skin (discoid lupus) · Dark spots, ...

Cutaneous Lupus (Skin Lupus): Symptoms & Treatment

Cutaneous lupus” means skin lupus. It's a type of lupus erythematosus that causes skin symptoms, specifically — most often a rash.

How Lupus Affects The Skin | Lupus Foundation of America

Learn more about the ways skin disease in lupus can cause rashes or sores ... Most people with lupus have skin problems, like rashes or sores.

Types of Cutaneous Lupus - NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone dermatologists can identify the three main types of cutaneous lupus, a chronic skin condition in which rashes or sores typically appear on sun- ...

Lupus and Skin Rashes

The rash usually does not scar (like discoid lupus), but it can cause skin discoloration. Subacute cutaneous lupus can occur by itself or as a ...

Lupus and your skin: Overview - American Academy of Dermatology

Lupus is a group of diseases that can cause inflammation in different parts of your body. One part of the body that lupus often affects is the skin.

How Lupus Affects Your Skin - WebMD

WebMD explains changes in your skin from lupus, including a butterfly rash on your face, skin sores, and color changes in your fingers and ...

Lupus Rash: Types, Causes, Treatment & Prevention

Cutaneous (skin) lupus causes skin rashes. A butterfly-shaped malar face rash is common. You may also have circular (discoid) rashes on your body.

Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Understanding Lupus

Lupus Symptom: Butterfly Rash ... A tell-tale sign of lupus is a butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and bridge of the nose. Other common skin ...

Cutaneous Lupus FAQ: Department of Dermatology

A butterfly-shaped (malar) rash on the cheeks and nose that is triggered by sunlight exposure is indicative of acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Subacute ...

Skin Lupus (Cutaneous Lupus) - University of Utah Health

Types of Skin Lupus · Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) — This type causes a red rash that will not disappear and can leave scarring. · Subacute cutaneous lupus ...

Cutaneous Lupus | Condition - UT Southwestern Medical Center

Acute cutaneous lupus: Often a sign of systemic lupus, this flat, red, itchy, butterfly-shaped rash most commonly occurs on the nose and cheeks (or the malar ...

Lupus and the Skin - Boston - Brigham and Women's Hospital

People with lupus must protect themselves from the sun. Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (SCLE). SCLE is a rash that normally appears as red circles or ...

Cutaneous Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

SLE-specific skin diseases include chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), subacute CLE, and acute CLE. There are subsets of skin lesions ...

Cutaneous Lupus Symptoms and Treatment - Arthritis Foundation

CLE occurs when your immune system attacks healthy skin tissue. People who have this condition can go on to develop other SLE symptoms. It can be an early ...

Pictures of lupus: How to recognize and treat it - MedicalNewsToday

They do not cause scarring. Acute cutaneous sores: This includes a malar rash and skin inflammation without scarring. Both types of lesions are ...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus) - Who gets it? | NIAMS

This attack causes inflammation, and in some cases permanent tissue damage, which can be widespread – affecting the skin, joints, heart, lung, kidneys, ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus Information | Mount Sinai - New York

Skin rash -- A "butterfly" rash develops in about half the people with SLE. The rash is mostly seen over the cheeks and bridge of the nose. It can be widespread ...

Lupus - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

Butterfly-shaped rash on the face that covers the cheeks and bridge of the nose or rashes elsewhere on the body; Skin lesions that appear or worsen with sun ...