discoid lupus erythematosus
Findings
No curated finding names discoid lupus erythematosus yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A chronic, autoimmune skin condition that manifests with a red, scaling rash, most often found on the face, ears, and scalp; these lesions often lead to permanent scarring and dyspigmentation. Patients may have lesions with or without other symptoms or antibodies suggestive of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019558), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
10 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Atrophic scarsHPOHP:0001075
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Erythematous papuleHPOHP:0030350
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Erythematous plaqueHPOHP:0025474
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Follicular hyperkeratosisHPOHP:0007502
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Hypopigmentation of the skinHPOHP:0001010
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Positive lupus band testHPOHP:4000107
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Scarring alopecia of scalpHPOHP:0004552
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Telangiectasia of the skinHPOHP:0100585
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ArthralgiaHPOHP:0002829
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the skinHPOHP:0006739
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: discoid lupus erythematosus
- Also called
- DLE