Cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease with few treatment options and no approved targeted therapies.

And then acute cutaneous lupus, which includes having a butterfly rash that comes out often with sun exposure, and can look like either pink or red on the malar areas of the cheeks. And very often ...

Litifilimab significantly improved skin disease activity in CLE, with a CLASI-A score difference from placebo of up to -33.4 percentage points. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ...

Litifilimab for 16 weeks was associated with improvements across various skin-specific outcomes compared with placebo in patients with CLE.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Victoria P. Werth, MD, professor of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, and chief of ...

Increased odds of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease seen in association with cutaneous lupus and systemic lupus, but not psoriasis. HealthDay News — Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with cutaneous lupus were 1.72 times more likely to have cardiovascular disease than matched controls.

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, ...

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 ...

Autoimmune disease hair loss can happen with alopecia areata, lupus, thyroid diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and scalp psoriasis. Each disease has different effects, ...

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 ...