Table 1.
Mucocutaneous lesions | JSLE | Adult SLE |
---|---|---|
1. LE specific skin lesions | ||
Malar rash | 44-85% [2, 5, 6] | 40-52% [5, 6] |
Generalized lupus rash | 30% [28] | N/A [5, 6] |
Subacute cutaneous LE | Rare [8, 33, 34] | 7-27% [8, 9] |
Discoid rash | <10% [1, 2, 4, 18, 28, 29] | 20-50% [5, 36] |
Generalized DLE | 10-37% [31, 34–36] | 40-49% [36] |
Lupus panniculitis/ profundus | <1% [34, 37] | 1-3% [10] |
2. LE nonspecific skin lesions | ||
Cutaneous vasculitis | 16-45% [11, 21, 47] | 11-70% [5, 7, 12, 13] |
Photosensitivity | 35-50% [2, 4, 5] | 63% [7] |
Oral and nasal ulcers | 20-40% [2, 4, 5, 49, 52] | 18-30% [6, 7, 49, 52] |
Non-scarring alopecia | 15-30% [2, 5] | 25-55% [2, 5, 53] |
Livedo reticularis | 6-12% [14, 30, 33] | 22-35% [12] |
Raynaud’s phenomenon | 6-12% [15, 16] | 10-45% [15, 16, 60, 61] |
Bullous SLE | <1% [28] | N/A [62–64] |
N/A; A lack of published evidence for the relative frequency of these lesions.