Symptoms of facial lupus erythematosus

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Facial lupus erythematosus as the name suggests, facial lupus erythematosus actually appears on the face. The first thing we think of is that it is a kind of skin damage. The expansion of the scope of skin damage has a great impact on the appearance, and it will also cause a huge blow to the patient's self-esteem. We know little about this disease, so let's first understand the symptoms of facial lupus erythematosus

Symptoms of facial lupus erythematosus

In the early stage of lupus erythematosus, butterfly erythema on the face and edematous erythema around the nail and fingertip were the main symptoms. Usually in the early stage of red papules, macular papules, generally not itching or mild itching, can occur in many parts of the body, facial development is one of the main areas, especially for light sensitive patients.

In addition to facial erythema or erythema, patients with lupus erythematosus will feel pain in joints and muscles during the onset period, which is migratory and symmetrical. Face will appear stiff and unnatural feeling, and limbs of the proximal finger joint, metacarpophalangeal joint often feel sore.

With the development of the disease, female patients with lupus erythematosus will appear mucosal damage, involving the lips, tongue, cheek, painless mucosal ulcer. And patients with hair loss luster, dry, easy to break, sparse situation, the more serious the disease, the more serious the loss.

matters needing attention

Avoid sun exposure and ultraviolet radiation, especially in the active period, you can add anti sunlight drugs, such as 3% quinine ointment, compound titanium dioxide ointment, 15% para aminobenzoic acid ointment, etc. other excessive exposure, such as cold, X-ray, can also cause the aggravation of the disease, which can not be ignored.