The patient is a 45-year-old Caucasian male with a 5-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). He has flat erythema that is more prominent on the upper chest, neck, and head. The rash ...

Background SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease with a large number of common risk gene variants, but several rare gene ...

In milder cases this can be accomplished by relatively simple means: a limited cutaneous rash may be ... the vast majority of lupus flares the initial treatment has to be systemic glucocorticoids.

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

Of note are the derivation of the term lupus and the clinical descriptions of the cutaneous lesions of lupus vulgaris, lupus profundus, discoid lupus, and the photosensitive nature of the malar or ...

More than 50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop lupus nephritis (LN) during the disease, which may ...

‘Could a prescription cream help with #lupus #rashes? Early research on #Mupirocin ... #skincare #research’ The study randomly selected systemic lupus erythematosus patients currently ...

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a common manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. The condition is characterized by rashes on various parts of the body including the face and scalp ...

“In addition to decreasing the inflammation by decreasing lesional staphylococcus aureus, the mupirocin treatment also lowered skin monocyte levels, which are important in driving cutaneous lupus,” ...