Discoid lupus, the more common type, only affects the skin, causing round lesions typically sun-exposed parts of the head and neck but also sometimes on the arms and trunk. SLE can affect many ...

[1,2] Hypertrophic LE is similar to discoid LE ... surface of the arms and legs, the upper back, and the face. When the palms and soles are involved, hypertrophic lupus produces localized or ...

Autoimmune diseases, including lupus, run in Karen Avery’s family. “My brother has discoid lupus, and I lost my cousin to lupus three years ago. She was only 42—the age I am now,” she says. Avery was ...

Discoid lupus erythematosus (also called chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus) predominantly affects adult women. Discoid lupus erythematosus on the scalp has the same appearance as discoid lupus ...

Individuals with cutaneous lupus erythematosus have an increased ASCVD risk when compared with those without cutaneous lupus erythematosus.