Lupus erythematosus with an erythema multiforme-like eruption

The presence of erythema multiforme (EM)-like lesions has been reported in early subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) [1], and in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [2]. In 1963, Rowell et al. [3] described a distinctive subset of patients diagnosed with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) associated with EM-like lesions and a characteristic pattern of immunological abnormalities in the serum: 1) speckled type of antinuclear factor; [...]