Discoid lupus condition causes a severe rash that tends to get worse when exposed to sunlight. The rash can appear anywhere on the body, but you’re likely to see it on the scalp, neck, hands ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means that the immune system mistakes the body's own tissues as foreign invaders and attacks them. Some people with lupus suffer only minor inconveniences ...

Both subacute cutaneous lupus and discoid lupus are a form of lupus skin disease, though they have some distinct differences. Subacute cutaneous lupus may show up as ring-shaped red, scaly lesions.

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%.

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 ...

Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Discoid lupus erythematosus'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.

The authors coined the term "facial discoid dermatosis" (FDD) based on the following key features: 1) a discoid appearance that may be annular; 2) minimal dry scale; 3) limitation to the face; 4 ...

Untreated periocular discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), though very rare, may lead to significant morbidity with lid deformities, trichiasis, and symblepharon formation. We present the largest ...

In a new study, Black people with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), a lupus skin disease characterized by discoid lesions (disc-shaped skin damage) on the body, exhibited increased prevalence of ...