Predictors of low quality of life in discoid lupus patients

Abstract

Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is unique from other cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) subtypes because of dyspigmentation and scarring, which are associated with quality of life (QoL) impairment in other skin disorders.^{1, 2} While previous QoL studies have included heterogeneous cohorts of patients with CLE, we focused on patients with DLE to identify clinical and demographic features that correlate with QoL impairment. We hypothesized that greater skin disease activity, skin disease damage, dark skin type, female gender, low socioeconomic status (defined by annual income), and current smoking status would be associated with poorer QoL in patients with DLE.

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