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Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
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What this page is about
Discoid Lupus Erythematosus is listed in the Everyone Healthy condition library. This simple overview is generated from the existing EH database links because the original full article for this condition is not yet available.
Common linked signs and symptoms
The EH database links this condition with signs or symptoms such as Anaemia (Anemia), Fatigue, Fever (Raised Body Temperature), Hair Loss Abnormal (Alopecia), Skin Hyperpigmentation, and Skin: Lupus Rash.
Tests doctors may consider
Tests or investigations linked in the EH database include anti-Extractable Nuclear Antigen (anti-ENA), Anti-Nuclear Antibody Testing, complete Blood Count (CBC), Creatine Kinase Concentration, and Eosinophils Count.
Treatment depends on the person
The EH database links this condition with medicines such as Hydroxychloroquine and Prednisone, and supportive options such as Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy, Immunoglobulin Therapy, Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Plasma Exchange, Stem Cell Transplant, and Avoid Intense Sun Exposure. Treatment choices should always be discussed with a qualified health professional, because the best approach depends on the cause, severity, age, other conditions, medicines, and test results.
This overview does not replace the original article and does not diagnose, treat, or recommend medication. It is a simple guide built from the existing Everyone Healthy database links.
Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
2Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
15Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Surgery
1Medical therapy
5Lifestyle changes
1Behavioural changes
2Counselling and support
2Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
12These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- anti-Extractable Nuclear Antigen (anti-ENA)
- Anti-Nuclear Antibody Testing
- complete Blood Count (CBC)
- Creatine Kinase Concentration
- Eosinophils Count
- erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- haptoglobin (Hp) concentration
- Liver Biopsy
- Phalens Maneuver
- Platelet Aggregation Test
- Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- radioallergosorbent Test (RAST)
Biological markers/agents
6This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
3- Erythrocyte Sedimentation RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–20 mm/Hr; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0–15 mm/HrLinked diagnostic testserythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Gamma Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.8–1.7 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- haptoglobin (Hp)Reference range example45–200 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testshaptoglobin (Hp) concentration
Often decreased
3- Complete Platelet Aggregation in Response to Collagen, Thrombin, RistocetinReference range exampleAll: 0–1 PresentLinked diagnostic testsPlatelet Aggregation Test
- Creatine Kinase (CK)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 35–150 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 40–170 units/LLinked diagnostic testsCreatine Kinase Concentration
- EosinophilsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–3 %; 0–3 %Linked diagnostic testsDifferential White Blood Cell Count Tests, Eosinophil Differential Of Total WBC
Introduction / full article
Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
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