“I developed a horrible lupus rash all over my body—from the top of my scalp, all over my face, neck, and chest, to my stomach and legs—that looked like a badly peeling sunburn, for weeks and weeks.” ...

Lupus is a serious autoimmune disease that can present with itching as well as dry scalp, says Dr. Haley, but it also involves many other symptoms, which may include arthritis, photosensitivity ...

One type of lupus, discoid lupus erythematosus, mainly affects your skin. This autoimmune disease can lead to scaly patches on your scalp as well as other areas such as your face and neck.

Neonatal lupus skin lesions often appear in the first ... The vast majority of NLE infants (90% to 95%) will have lesions on the face and scalp (see Figure 2), although they do occur on the ...

“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,” ...

“I developed a horrible lupus rash all over my body—from the top of my scalp, all over my face, neck, and chest, to my stomach and legs—that looked like a badly peeling sunburn, for weeks and weeks.” ...