Challenging dermatologic conditions can take years to diagnose and almost as long to manage, according to a speaker at the ...

Histopathologic features of skin lesions include inflammation of the ... antibody are implicated in many vasculitic syndromes in LE (Lupus Foundation of America, 2005; Mansi, Opran, & Rosner ...

Most people with lupus have some type of skin problems, such as a lupus rash or other changes to the skin. Based on the type ...

Granuloma annulare causes a rash that’s easily mistaken for ringworm. This rash forms a clear circle with small, firm, ...

Neonatal lupus skin lesions often appear in the first few weeks of life, but may be present at birth. Cutaneous lesions are often erythematous lesions, raised or flat, sometimes with fine scale.

Yet a trip to Puerto Rico with friends did just that. “It was a poor decision to travel there, knowing how the sun affected my skin,” she admits. “I developed a horrible lupus rash all over my ...

Lupus symptoms tend to vary from person to person, and can include pain and swelling in one or more joints, red spots on the ...

The lesions now referred to as discoid lupus were described in ... Antimalarials, used in the past principally for lupus skin and joint involvement, are now recognized to prevent the occurrence of ...

Only your doctor can tell you if you have lupus, but about a third of people with it get a butterfly-shaped rash on their face. Other common symptoms are stiff, painful joints, achy or weak ...

Its health effects can range from a skin rash to a heart attack. Lupus is debilitating and destructive, and can be fatal, yet research on lupus remains underfunded relative to its scope and ...

Symptoms include a rash on the face or other body parts, joint pain and fatigue. Cases range from mild to life threatening. SLU Researchers Win NIH Grant to Study Lupus Researchers at Saint Louis ...