SUBACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Course overview

LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (LE) IS AN INFLAMMATORY CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY PATHOGENIC AUTOANTIBODIES, IMMUNE COMPLEX FORMATION, DEPOSITION, AND ATTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS OF IMMUNE TOLERANCE. CUTANEOUS FEATURES IN LUPUS CONSTITUTE ONE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE). CUTANEOUS FINDINGS IN LUPUS ENCOMPASS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF FINDINGS AND MAY EXIST WITH SYSTEMIC INVOLVEMENT AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT OF SLE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF SUBACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.