It’s hard to say if a mask is causing your lesions or if a mask is causing an irritation to your skin. If you’re having a flare, it’s important to talk with your doctor to determine the cause of your ...

66% of those with lupus will develop some form of skin disease. In this episode of The Expert Series, Victoria Werth, MD will teach you about how lupus can affect the skin as she describes skin lupus ...

This new research may help investigators prevent skin lesions. New research into the skin cells of patients with lupus offers insights into the underlying mechanisms that appear to prime the skin for ...

SAN ANTONIO — Distinguishing between the various forms of cutaneous lupus can be challenging, even for experienced clinicians. If a patient presents with a malar rash — also known as a butterfly rash ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with systemic lupus with a history of skin rashes are likely to have high interferon levels. This ...

Jan. 24, 2003 — Thalidomide may be an effective approach to treating cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (LE), according to the results of a retrospective medical record review ...

Keratinocytes in seemingly healthy skin taken from lupus patients were found to be secreting type 1 interferons, which in turn appeared to "educate" dendritic cells that were "prominent in lesional ...

Lupus erythematosus is a heterogeneous autoimmune disorder that frequently manifests with distinctive cutaneous involvement. The cutaneous lesions, which range from a malar rash to more indurated, ...

A new study finds that the normal-appearing skin of lupus patients contains the same inflammatory signals that are detected when the skin develops a rash, sometimes at even higher levels. Researchers ...

Thalidomide was developed as a non-barbiturate sedative (non-addictive sleep aid) in Germany during the 1950s. It was removed from the market in 1961 after it was linked to major birth defects in ...