DLE

discoid lupus erythematosus(English)

  • one of several rashes that can occur in lupus, namely the variant that scales and scars. Immunoglobulins are found in the skin in this autoimmune disease. Clinically, the lesions appear as disk-shaped plaques surmounted by a white adherent scale that also involves the hair follicles. May be limited to the skin, or it may be one of the manifestations of SLE
  • CLE, LET, ACLE, SCLE, SLICC, SLE
  • Dermatology, Autoimmunity
  • https://doi.org…43040-1.00009-9