Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Lupus erythematosus

 Discoid lupus erythematosus


 Systemic lupus erythematosus
Discoid Lupus erythematosus
 Young adult
 Women: men = 2:1
 Clinnical Findings :
 Dull red macule with adherent scale with
follicular plugging, which heal with atrophy,
scarring and pigemantary changing,
telangiekatasis.
 Side: usually above the neck. Favorite are
scalp, bridges of the nose, malar areas,
lower lips and ears
 Generalized dle is less common than
localized DLE and is usually
suerimposed on alocallized discoid
case.
 Progression from DLE to systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) is
uncommon.
 Differential diagnosis
• Seborrheic dermatitis
• Rosacea
• Lupus vulagris
• Sarcoid
• Drug eruption
 Treatment
• Avoid exposure to sunlight, excessive
cold, to heat and trauma
• Use a high SPF sun screen
• Local:
 potent or super potent corticosteroid
 Intralesional triamsinolon acetonide 2,5 to
10 mg/ml
 Systemic
• Anti malarials. Hydroxychloroquine 6,5
mg/kg/day. Chloroquine 250 mg/day
• Quinacrine
• Systemic corticosteroid for widespread
or disfuguring lesion
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 Young to middle aged women
 Skin involvement occurs in 80% of
cases
 Diagnosis of SLE are based on four of
the American Rheumatism
Assosiation’s 11 criteria
 Cutaneus manifestation
• Butterfly facial erythemmabullous lesion
• Diffuse, non scarring hair loss
• Mucous membrane lesion eq
conjunctivitis, episcleritis, vaginal ulcer
• Leg ulcer
• Cutaneous angiitis
• Calcinosis cutis
 Systemic manifestation
• Arthralgia
• Renal involvement
• Myocarditis
• CNS involvement
• Vasculitis
• Convulsion
• Epilepsy
• Retinitis
• Idiopathic trombocytopenic purpura
 Etiology
• Genetic
• Altered immune respon
• Drugs such as hydralazine, procainamid,
sulfonamid, penicillin, anticonvulsan,
minocycline and isoniazid
 Laboratory findings
• Anemia hemolytic
• Thrombocytopenia
• Lymphopenia
• Leukopenia
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate is
elevated
• Coombs tes positif
• Rgeumatoid factor positif
 Immulogic findings
• ANA test
• LE cell test
• Ds DNA
• Anti SM antibody
• Lupus band test
• ANA pattern
 Differential diagnosis
• Dermtaomyositis
• Toxic erytema multiforme
• Acute rheumatoid fever
• Drug eruption
• Sjogren’s syndrome
 Treatment
• Avoid exposure to sunlight and use a high SPF
sun screen
• Antimalarial: hydroxychlotoquin or chloroquin
• Corticosteroid: 1000 mg of prednisolone IV
daily for 3 days , followed bt oraal prednisone
0,5 to 1 mg/kg/dailly
• Immunosuppressive therapy: azathiopreine,
methotrexate and cyclophosphamide
1982 ACR (Revised 1997) SLE
Classification Criteria
1. Malar (butterfly) rash
2. Discoid lesions
3. Photosensitivity
4. Oral ulcers
5. Non-deforming arthritis (non-erosive for the most part)
6. Serositis: pleuropericarditis, aseptic peritonitis
7. Renal: persistent proteinuria › 0.5 g/d or ›3+ or cellular
casts
8. Neurologic disorders: seizures, psychosis
9. Heme: hemolytic anemia; leukopenia, thrombocytopenia
10. Immune: anti-DNA, or anti-Sm, or APS (ACA IgG, IgM),
or lupus anticoagulant (standard) or false + RPR
11. Positive FANA (fluorescent antinuclear antibody)
SLE-Clinical and Laboratory Features
 Musculoskeletal 90%
 Skin 80%
 Renal 50%
 CNS 15%
 Severe thrombocytopenia
5-10%
 Positive ANA 95+%

Also, cardiopulmonary involvement,


thrombotic tendency (APS), and
“premature” or accelerated
atherosclerosis!
Joint involvement in lupus mimics rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but milder
Jaccoud’s arthropathy
Arthritis in lupus can be
deforming but is typically
non-erosive!

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