Thanks, Ashley. The "classic" lupus rash is the butterfly rash that Linz mentioned -- but you can also get different kinds of rashes elsewhere. I think most common sites are upper body (face, chest, arms, scalp) but they can really happen just about anywhere. From what I can remember reading I think typically they're red/purple and often scaly. But I also think lupus sufferers can have normal red non-scaly rashes, too.
In my case, although my rash could definitely fall in the descriptions of lupus-caused rashes, so could a lot of other rashes. So, now I'm not too sure why my GP thought it might be from lupus, but I'm not concerned about it anymore.
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