Treatment for<unk>  includes smoking cessation and a sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB light as well as very strong topical steroids or steroids injected into the lesions. Other topical treatments, tacrolimus or pimecrolimus can also be used. If this does not help the patient, his or her physician can prescribe an antimalarial medication such as oral hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine. Other oral medications used to treat<unk>  lupus include retinoids (isotretinoin or acitretin), dapsone, thalidomide (teratogenic, side effects include peripheral neuropathy), azathioprine, methotrexate, or gold. The topical steroid fluocinonide is more effective than hydrocortisone in the treatment of<unk> . For oral treatment, hydroxychloroquine and acitretin are equally effective; however, acitretin was associated with more adverse effects. Pulsed dye laser is also an effective treatment for patients with localized<unk>  lupus. For patients with scalp disease, hair transplantation can help with their hair loss.
Discoid lupus erythematosus
Chilblain lupus erythematosus
Tumid lupus erythematosus
Drug-induced lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus
Lupus vulgaris
Scleroderma
Arthritis mutilans