Managing cutaneous vasculitis in a patient with lupus erythematosus.

Lesions and rashes are the most common dermatologic manifestation in patients who have lupus erythematosus and are directly related to inflammation of the small and medium-size vessels of the skin. Inflammation of these vessels is known as cutaneous vasculitis and is often an indicator that a more severe, life-threatening inflammatory process could be occurring in the major organs of the body.