He had a history of discoid lupus erythematosus, complex partial seizures, cerebral thromboses associated with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and hypertension. After admission to hospital ...

There are two main types, affecting a total of 70,000 people in the UK: discoid lupus and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Discoid lupus, the more common type, only affects the skin, causing round ...

Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by a loss of immune tolerance, affecting ...

Skin and muscle biopsies disclosed changes consistent with chronic discoid lupus erythematosus. An electrocardiogram and an x-ray film of the chest showed no abnormalities. The patient was given ...

Kaposi proposed that there were two types of lupus erythematosus; the discoid form and a disseminated (systemic) form. Furthermore, he enumerated various signs and symptoms which characterized the ...

[1,2] Hypertrophic LE is similar to discoid LE but with marked hyperkeratosis ... When the palms and soles are involved, hypertrophic lupus produces localized or partially diffuse keratoderma.

It began with discoid lupus on my ears ... After at least two weeks of endless testing, the doctor finally knew what was wrong with me: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). It took me a few weeks to ...