Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is lupus affecting the skin. In this autoimmune disease, the body’s immune system attacks healthy skin. There are 3 main types: (1) Acute cutaneous lupus (“acute...
1. Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) affects skin only. 2. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can cause major body organs and systems to fail. SLE is more what than DLE? More prevalent what kind of disorder the Lupus is? autoimmune disorder ...
Lupus dermatitis: Lupus affecting the skin in the form of a rash. Neonatal lupus: Lupus affecting an infant as a result of passively acquiring antibodies from a mother with SLE. What causes lupus? The precise reason for the abnormal autoimmunity that causes lupus is not known. Inherited genes...
Noun1.lupus- any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease disease of the skin,skin disease,skin disorder- a disease affecting the skin lupus vulgaris- tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars ...
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is lupus affecting the skin.In this autoimmune disease, the body’s immune system attacks healthy skin. There are 3
Skin issues like rashes and sores are common in lupus, affecting most people with the disease. Skin problems that only occur in lupus patients are the hallmark of cutaneous lupus, or types of lupus that affect the skin. There are three main types of cutaneous lupus, each associated with a ...
LE is a common autoimmune disorder, affecting multiple organ systems including the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, and the hematopoietic system. LE is divided clinically into acute and systemic, subacute cutaneous and chronic cutaneous lupus including discoid LE. The most common cutaneous manife...
Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune-inflammatory disease [1] characterized by autoantibody production and protean clinical manifestations. These include common features such a skin rashes and inflammatory polyarthritis and less frequent involvement of internal organs such as the kidney...
In chronic dermatological lupus, only the skin is affected; this condition can present rash erythemas, etc. The recent introduction of new immunological diagnostic methods (antinuclear antibodies, anti-DNA antibodies, complementary fraction, etc.) has made it possible to recognize less severe forms ...
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). This chemotherapy drug also weakens your immune system. It treats severe forms of lupus, such as those affecting your kidneys orbrain. Methotrexate (Rheumatrex).Another chemotherapy drug that weakens your immune system. More doctors are using it for skin disease, arthriti...