When lupus appears on dark skin tones, it may appear dark purple or brown in contrast to the red- and pink-hued rashes that ...

lupus skin involvement can adversely affect social confidence, self-esteem, and interactions in the workplace. McLean recalls that the bright red, raised rash was especially bad on her neck and scalp.

Cutaneous vasculitis (CV) is a term used for inflammation of the blood vessels in the skin that occurs in up to 70% of patients with lupus erythematosus ... painful red bumps and hard spots ...

“The name of my dread disease is Lupus Erythematosus, or as we literary people prefer to call it, Red Wolf ... though I am practically bald-headed on top and have a watermelon face,’’ common side ...