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. 2015 Jun;6(3):E61–E65. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.018

Table 1. Gilliam and Sontheimer classification of CLE.

ACLE
  Localized ACLE
    Malar/butterfly rash
    Periorbital edema
    Mucous membrane lesions
    Alopecia
  Generalized ACLE
    Disseminated eruption
    Photosensitive LE
    Toxic epidermal necrolysis like eruption
    Bullous SLE
SCLE
  Annular SCLE
  Papulosquamous SCLE (psoriasiform/pityriasiform, and photosensitive LE)
CCLE
  Classic DLE
    Localized DLE
    Generalized DLE
  Hypertrophic/Verrucous DLE
  Lupus profundus
  Mucosal DLE
    Oral DLE
    Conjunctival DLE
    Lupus tumidus
    Chilblains LE
    Lichenoid DLE
    Palmar-plantar DLE

ACLE, acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus; SCLE, subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus; CCLE, chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus; DLE, discoid lupus erythematosus; LE, lupus erythematosus. Courtesy of Samuel L. Moschella, MD (14,15).