A dermatologist diagnosed Denan Lance with discoid lupus in 2008. Lance ... but she didn’t know it could involve the skin. Early 2014 brought complications. What started as a rash on Lance’s back and ...

Cutaneous vasculitis (CV) is a term used for inflammation of the blood vessels in the skin ... or raised lesions in addition to the sunburn sensation. He also has a dime-size discoid lesion ...

Rashes or skin lesions that appear after UV exposure ... People with dark-pigmented skin who have lupus are more prone to ...

The lesions now referred to as discoid lupus were described in 1833 by Cazenave under ... Antimalarials, used in the past principally for lupus skin and joint involvement, are now recognized to ...

for example discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE). Caproni and colleagues, therefore, studied the expression of CD40 and CD40L in skin lesions of patients with SCLE. The authors conclude that the CD40 ...

Discoid lupus erythematosus provides a prime example of how a patient-focused approach can make a big difference. It is an autoimmune disease where skin lesions can leave scars and discoloration.