Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) DLE mainly affects skin that is exposed to sunlight and doesn’t typically affect vital internal organs. Discoid (circular) skin lesions often leave scars after ...

We will only mention discoid lupus since it is the most common. Discoid lupus is so-named since the rash is often disc-shaped. The rash usually appears on the scalp and face, but sometimes it also ...

Seal’s scars are caused by a condition called discoid lupus erythematosus, or DLE.This is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, leading to inflammation, scarring, and sometimes ...

Figure 7. Discoid lupus erythematosus characterized by discoid erythematous patches and plaques on sun-exposed parts of face, scalp, and ears. Center of lesion usually shows epidermal atrophy with ...

Discoid lupus in dogs is also known as facial or cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Various types of DLE affect the nasal planum, mucous membrane, gums, or skin in dogs. As a result, dogs develop skin ...

Discoid lupus erythematosus on the scalp has the same appearance as discoid lupus elsewhere on the face and body. The scalp is the sole skin site affected in 11% to 20%. The extent can be focal or ...

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 ...

Forty-five patients with chronic discoid lupus erythematosus and 3 with subacute systemic lupus erythematosus were seen between October, 1956, and January, 1958, at the Boston City Hospital and in ...

Source Reference: Shaw K, et al "Assessment of clinical response to anifrolumab in patients with refractory discoid lupus erythematosus" JAMA Dermatol 2023; DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.0175.