MALAR RASH

Course overview

MALAR RASH, ALSO NAMED A BUTTERFLY RASH, IS A COMMON FACIAL PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE DISORDERS. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN ERYTHEMATOUS FLAT OR RAISED RASH ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE AND CHEEKS, WHICH USUALLY SPARES NASOLABIAL FOLDS. IT MAY BE TRANSIENT OR PROGRESS TO INVOLVE OTHER AREAS OF FACIAL SKIN. MALAR RASH MAY OCCUR IN SEVERAL SYSTEMIC AND LOCAL DISEASES. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES FOR MALAR RASH ARE AS FOLLOWS: SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CELLULITIS, ROSACEA, ERYSIPELAS, DERMATOMYOSITIS, AND PELLAGRA. TREATMENT STARTS WITH SUN PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE UNDERLYING DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THIS CONDITION.