Skin rash & lupus
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Do all people diagnosed with lupus have the skin rash or are some that don't get the rash ???
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Notes on Skin rash & lupus
susan33651 Snuffy26
Posted
Hi,
With Discoid Lupus there is always a rash but it differs from the Malar rash. Discoid rash is a bit like a 'C' with curls inwards at the ends, it's also very red and occurs anywhere over the upper torso/chest, the scalp and upper arm, and a few have it on other parts of the body. The Malar rash is only found on the face, usually over the cheeks with a gap on the bridge of the nose. There is a big proportion of SLE sufferers without the Malar rash (I've seen figures ranging from 40-60%).
There are some good images of the types of Lupus rash on various websites, just Google Lupus rash.
Happy hunting ??
christy00000 Snuffy26
Posted
ya some dont have rashes like my mother she diagnosed with ANA POSITIVE and she have RA
jenifer13 Snuffy26
Posted
skin rash is one of the common symptoms of lupus, but not all of lupus patients have skin rash. As lupus symptoms can vary form each person, many people have it and some don't have. For me, skin rash is my lupus symptom