Papulosquamous Skin Lesions in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Kim, Seon Jong; Ro, Young Suck; Eun, Hee Chul; Lee, Chang Woo

Abstract

We present 6 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who had papulosquamous skin lesions. These skin lesions were consistent with the findings of subacute cutaenous lupus erythematosus(SCLE) clinically and histopathologically. The. distribution of the skin lesions were on the face, upper extremities and upper trunk in one group, and the upper and lower extremities in other group of these patients. After confirmation of the skin lesions as a type of SCLE, they were regressed with anti-malarial and/or systemic corticosteroids, within 2 months in all patients. For the better management of the patient with lupus erythematosus, understanding of clinically distinct LE-specific skin lesions, including the papulosquamous cuta-neous manifestation of SCLE, may be necessary.