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Thalidomide works best for skin lupus not helped by antimalarials, but has many side effects; other treatments are less effective, especially if patients also have systemic lupus.

Shiny white structures in trichoscopy can indicate long-standing discoid lupus erythematosus alopecia.

SLE patients with Evans syndrome often show blood issues and need careful monitoring and treatment.

Dermoscopy helped diagnose discoid lupus erythematosus in two patients without needing skin biopsies.

Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus should have closely monitored pregnancies and avoid certain medications to improve their pregnancy outcomes.

A patient had both chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus and frontal fibrosing alopecia.

Two patients with skin lupus were mistakenly thought to have a different scalp condition but improved with lupus treatment.

Early and aggressive treatment can significantly regrow hair in discoid lupus erythematosus.

Topical calcineurin inhibitors, especially 0.1% tacrolimus ointment, are effective and well-tolerated for treating cutaneous lupus erythematosus but require more research for standard treatment guidelines.

COVID-19 may trigger severe skin flare-ups in people with autoimmune conditions like lupus.

Tinea faciale can be mistaken for lupus due to similar symptoms.

A woman with both TLE and SLE improved with hydroxychloroquine treatment.

Certain genetic markers can indicate higher or lower risk for systemic lupus erythematosus.

Tofacitinib successfully treated a woman's severe symptoms from a rare autoimmune condition.

Doctors should consider comedonic discoid lupus erythematosus to avoid misdiagnosis.

A woman with lupus had muscle weakness due to kidney issues and was successfully treated with medication.

Trichoscopy helps distinguish between scalp Discoid Lupus Erythematosus and Lichen Planopilaris for accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Doctors should consider SLE in males even if antinuclear antibody tests are negative.

A woman's hair loss led to discovering she had lupus.

Two patients with lupus had an unusual type of hair loss not typical for the disease but improved with treatment.

A woman with lupus improved significantly from scalp hair loss after treatment, highlighting the need to identify psoriatic alopecia in lupus patients to avoid permanent hair loss.

The document suggests that severe hair loss in SLE patients may be an early sign of scalp DLE, treatable with immunosuppressive therapy.

A toddler with a rash and developmental delays improved after treatment for severe malnutrition caused by a diet lacking in protein.

Linear Discoid Lupus Erythematosus of the scalp can cause hair loss and should be considered in similar cases.

The document concludes that better tools are needed to measure skin disease severity in dermatomyositis and cutaneous lupus erythematosus, and introduces the DSSI and CLASI as reliable instruments.

Tislelizumab can cause cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Digital gangrene can be an initial symptom of late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.

A woman with lupus and systemic sclerosis developed severe acne that didn't improve with treatment and died from pneumonia and septic shock.

A patient had both chronic lupus and systemic scleroderma, requiring careful treatment to manage symptoms.

A man developed a rare skin condition and drug-induced lupus, highlighting the need for biopsy in diagnosing skin issues caused by sunlight.