Lupus strikes nine women to every man, and can be very difficult to diagnose.
There are three forms of lupus. The first is cutaneous lupus, which only affects the skin. Treatment of cutaneous lupus includes corticosteroid creams or ointments applied to the rash or infections into the lesions. Oral corticosteroid or antimalarial medications may also be prescribed, and sunscreen is important as well. Systematic lupus is much more difficult to diagnose, largely because it affects so many different parts of the body and because it develops slowly over time.