Table 1.

Duesseldorf classification of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE)^a

Acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (ACLE)

Localized form

Generalized form

Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE)

Annular form

Papulosquamous form

Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE)

Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)

Localized form

Disseminated form

Lupus erythematosus profundus (LEP)

Chilblain lupus erythematosus (CHLE)

Intermittent cutaneous lupus erythematosus (ICLE)

Lupus erythematosus tumidus (LET)

Notes: ^aReprinted by permission from Springer Nature: Kuhn A, Ruzicka T. Classification of cutaneous lupus erythematosus. In: Kuhn A, Lehmann P, Ruzicka T, eds. Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus. New York: Springer; 2005:53–57.¹² Copyright 2005.