How is subacute cutaneous lupus diagnosed?
A dermatologist (a physician specializing in skin, hair and nails) can diagnose subacute cutaneous lupus with a skin biopsy. During a biopsy, your dermatologist removes a small sample of skin. The skin is sent to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope.
What causes subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus?
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) occurs in genetically predisposed individuals, most often in patients with human leukocyte antigen B8 (HLA-B8), human leukocyte antigen DR3 (HLA-DR3), human leukocyte antigen DRw52 (HLA-DRw52), and human leukocyte antigen DQ1 (HLA-DQ1).
What is the most common initial manifestation of SLE?
Fatigue is one of the most common, non specific, initial presentation of SLE, reported in literature.
What are the symptoms of Cle?
The first symptom of CLE is often a red rash or scaly patch on the face or scalp. It is typically in the shape of a circle or disk. The rash may last a few days or several years. It can go away for a while and then come back.
What are the symptoms of cutaneous lupus?
What are the symptoms of cutaneous lupus?
- Red, scaly areas of skin. They can be round, like a coin or a disk. Darker red rings or borders may outline the scaly patches.
- Rash that extends across the cheeks and over the bridge of the nose (butterfly rash). About 50% of people with lupus develop this type of rash.
Are lupus rashes itchy?
The rash associated with acute cutaneous lupus appears in a recognizable butterfly pattern that spreads across the nose and cheeks. This rash is flat, red, and itchy, and it usually appears after sun exposure. Occasionally, a rash may appear on other parts of the body, such as the arms and legs.
What does a lupus skin rash look like?
Ring-shaped rash In people with subacute cutaneous lupus (SCLE), the rash looks like scaly red patches or ring shapes. This rash usually appears on parts of the body that are exposed to sun, such as the arms, shoulders, neck, chest, and trunk.
What are three symptoms of lupus?
The most common signs and symptoms include:
- Fatigue.
- Fever.
- Joint pain, stiffness and swelling.
- Butterfly-shaped rash on the face that covers the cheeks and bridge of the nose or rashes elsewhere on the body.
- Skin lesions that appear or worsen with sun exposure.
Does skin lupus make you tired?
A new study published in The British Journal of Dermatology provides evidence that fatigue is a key symptom, not only of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but also of skin lupus (cutaneous lupus) as well as other autoimmune diseases affecting the skin.