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 ...

But I knew that Sjogren's didn't explain all of my symptoms — including a malar rash, which is a common symptom of lupus — so I continued searching for another opinion. I saw another ...

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), ...

You're going to see that this is a bit of a theme in this video, similar-looking rashes with different underlying causes. This patient has lupus and what you're seeing is a classic malar rash.