discoid lupus, and the photosensitive nature of the malar or butterfly rash. The word ‘lupus’ (Latin for ‘wolf’) is attributed to the thirteenth century physician Rogerius who used it to describe ...

My name is Elizabeth. I’m 24 years old. I had cardiac in October 2017, three months later on January 2018 I found out that I had lupus (SLE). My initial symptoms were malar rashes (butterfly rashes), ...

To some extent malar rashes can be identified as an early sign,” he added. Those suffering from lupus are also more ...