Does facial butterfly erythema belong to lupus erythematosus

Facial manifestations of butterfly erythema may be lupus erythematosus. Because lupus patients about 80%, in the course of the disease will show a variety of rash, of which butterfly erythema has the most diagnostic specificity, so when showing typical butterfly erythema, must be highly alert to the possibility of lupus erythematosus. Of course, for the diagnosis of lupus, can not rely solely on this kind of skin damage. Because systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic disease, not only will show skin and mucous membrane damage, the most important thing is to show various organ lesions, so we should also pay attention to whether there are other accompanying diseases. It is necessary to improve the detection of autoantibodies and make it clear.