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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Photosensitivity, Alopecia ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... • Evolution: Chronic
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... • Drugs: Oral ... texture at bald spots ... weight loss • Chronic ... #Differential #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Discontinuation of causal ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... life-threatening • Treatment ... • Evolution: Chronic
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
and permanent alopecia ... Differential ... • Nonscarring alopecia ... folds • Painless oral ... with Lupus: • Chronic