LÚPUS ERITEMATOSO CUTÂNEO: MANIFESTAÇÕES CLÍNICAS E ANÁLISE LABORATORIAL

Abstract

Lupus erythematosus (LE) is included among the so-called connective tissue diseases and is divided into a systemic form systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and a skin cutaneous lupus erythematosus form (LEC). The LE is a heterogeneous and multisystemic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of antibodies that fight your own body instead of fighting antigens. Lupus is a disease most frequently between the ages of 20 to 50 years, affecting more women than men involving, in most cases, patients with a family history of lupus and other autoimmune diseases.