Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Common types of skin rashes include dermatitis, allergies, insect bites, infections, or health conditions. Examples include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, ...

About 50% of people with lupus experience this type of facial rash. It can appear spontaneously or after exposure to ...

OTC skin protectants like zinc acetate ... often presents with a red, butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and nose. It is usually worsened by exposure to the sun. Mona Gohara, M.D. is a ...

The lesions now referred to as discoid lupus were described in 1833 by Cazenave under the term “erythema centrifugum,” while the butterfly distribution of the facial rash was noted by von Hebra in ...