n. 1. See systemic lupus erythematosus. 2. Any of several other autoimmune disorders typically characterized by reddish, scaly lesions on the skin, especially: a. A chronic cutaneous form characterized by patchy lesions that form especially on the head and neck, with accompanying scarring and pigmentation changes; discoid lupus erythematosus. b. A form caused by exposure to a drug and resolving with discontinuance of the drug, characterized by signs and symptoms similar to those of systemic lupus erythematosus; drug-induced lupus erythematosus. [New Latin lupus erythēmatōsus : LUPUS + erythēmatōsus, erythematous.] |
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