Primary Care

Cutaneous lupus

Questions discussed in this category

What is your approach for severe SCLE in patients unable to tolerate HCQ?

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How would you approach management of a young male patient with discoid lupus who has had minimal response to hydroxychloroquine (and subtherapeutic whole blood levels) who continues to use tobacco products?

2 Answers available

What is your treatment approach to persistent chillblains lesions in the absence of systemic lupus?

1 Answer available

How do you approach the treatment of bullous cutaneous lupus?

When would you de-escalate therapy?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Arthritis and rheumatism, 2013-07

Vitamin D in systemic lupus erythematosus: modest association with disease activity and the urine protein-to-creatinine ratio.

Am J Clin Dermatol,

Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus: a review and update to diagnosis and treatment.

Autoimmunity reviews, 2009-02

The risk of ultraviolet radiation exposure from indoor lamps in lupus erythematosus.

Arthritis care & research, 2016 Jan

Vitamin D Supplementation in Adolescents and Young Adults With Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus for Improvement in Disease Activity and Fatigue Scores: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Lupus, 2014 Feb 06

Vitamin D and cutaneous lupus erythematosus: effect of vitamin D replacement on disease severity.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2023 Oct 12

EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus: 2023 update.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2015 Jan 30

Influence of smoking on the efficacy of antimalarials in cutaneous lupus: a meta-analysis of the literature.

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV, 2016 Dec 20

S2k guideline for treatment of cutaneous lupus erythematosus - guided by the European Dermatology Forum (EDF) in cooperation with the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV).

Arthritis care & research, 2023 Nov 28

Reference Range of Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels That Can Reduce Odds of Active Lupus and Prevent Flares.

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