Hypertrophic LE is a rare subset of chronic cutaneous LE and represents 2% of the total chronic cutaneous lesions of LE. [1,2] Hypertrophic LE is similar to discoid LE but with marked ...

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 ...

E. cell and the L. E. phenomenon. There is still much to be learned about this disease, particularly the relation of chronic discoid lupus erythematosus to the acute disseminated form. With new ...

Dermatomyositis and lupus are autoimmune conditions that may share symptoms like skin rashes, muscle weakness, and chronic inflammation ... (mostly cutaneous lupus erythematosus) and later ...

Kaposi proposed that there were two types of lupus erythematosus; the discoid form and a disseminated (systemic ... Moore, working in Baltimore, demonstrated that systemic lupus developed in 7 percent ...