People with dark-pigmented skin who have lupus are more prone to experience discoid lupus erythematosus, a form of chronic ...

Kaposi proposed that there were two types of lupus erythematosus; the discoid form and a disseminated (systemic) form. Furthermore, he enumerated various signs and symptoms which characterized the ...

Although the symptoms of discoid lupus usually only impact the skin, in rare circumstances, the disease can progress to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and impact multiple organs, according to ...

There are two main types, affecting a total of 70,000 people in the UK: discoid lupus and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Discoid lupus, the more common type, only affects the skin ...

The patient is a 47-year-old male with a 6-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ... He also has a dime-size discoid lesion on his leg that has been present for 2 years that is ...

Unlike an earlier study, which was restricted to patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most recent trial enrolled patients with the most common forms of CLE, which are discoid ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common. It can affect many parts of the body. Cutaneous lupus mainly affects the skin. Discoid lupus causes a disc-shaped rash. Subacute cutaneous ...