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. 2015 Jan 5;13:1. doi: 10.1186/1546-0096-13-1

Table 1.

Comparative frequency of mucocutaneous lesions in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) and adult systemic lupus erythematosus (adult SLE)

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, 3436] 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 [6264]

N/A; A lack of published evidence for the relative frequency of these lesions.