Specific and nonspecific rashes associated with antibodies to Ro/SS-A are often related to subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE). Typically, lesions specific to SCLE do not itch and may ...

This is to be expected, as only IgG can cross the placenta from the mother. Adults with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus will have IgG and IgM deposits on IF of skin lesions (Lee ...

Background A 23-year-old white woman with a 3-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus and a 15 ... of the brain revealed three hyperintense lesions, which showed as areas of abnormal ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, has a variety of symptoms and room for improvement when it comes ...

for example discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE). Caproni and colleagues, therefore, studied the expression of CD40 and CD40L in skin lesions of patients with SCLE. The authors conclude that the CD40 ...

“In addition to decreasing the inflammation by decreasing lesional staphylococcus aureus, the mupirocin treatment also lowered skin monocyte levels, which are important in driving cutaneous lupus,” ...