A 41-year-old black woman presented to an emergency department in the UK with new-onset chest pain, fevers, arthritis, and facial rash. Echocardiographic evaluation revealed a large (2 cm ...

Lupus, an autoimmune disorder, presents skin manifestations like the butterfly rash, often mimicked by conditions such as rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, dermatomyositis, psoriasis and solar ...

From subtle rashes to sun-safety strategies, Drs Maureen McMahon and John Edminister discuss how to recognize cutaneous lupus and protect patients from UV-triggered flares.

This class of medication can address both mild joint problems as well as the cutaneous findings of lupus. Lupus patients who do not respond to hydroxychloroquine, especially those with discoid lupus, ...

Learn how the chronic, autoimmune disease lupus can affect multiple organs and systems of the body, including the skin, eyes, heart, lungs, blood and kidneys.

Comprehensive overview of lupus in India, symptoms, treatment, and challenges faced in diagnosis and management.

It can affect many parts of the body. Cutaneous lupus mainly affects the skin. Discoid lupus causes a disc-shaped rash. Subacute cutaneous lupus causes widespread skin lesions.

Systemic lupus erythematosus commonly presents as a rash. The rashes are caused by inflammation from the immune system fighting the body.

This Case Study discusses the diagnostic and management challenges associated with the rare conversion of discoid lupus to antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus in a male ...

IN 1954 McCuistion and Schoch1 reported the case of a white newborn infant with possible discoid lupus erythematosus. So far as can be determined this is the only previous report of a child born wi ...

26 pictures of skin rashes to help you identify your skin rash. Plus, doctor-approved at-home skin rash remedies and when to see a doctor for your skin rash.

Lupus and rosacea can both cause a malar (butterfly) rash on the face. Learn about how to recognize the conditions here.