A client is experiencing symptoms that are suspected to be related to systemic lupus erythematosus. What cutaneous symptom occurs in about 50% of clients affected by this disease?
A) Diffuse purplish lesions on the trunk
B) Butterfly-shaped rash on the face over the bridge of the nose and cheeks
C) Fluid-filled vesicles clustered on the cheeks, chin, and forehead
D) Pustules scattered on the chest and back
B
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A prominent sign for about half of the clients with SLE is a red, butterfly-shaped rash known as malar rash, on the face over the bridge of the nose and the cheeks. The word lupus means "wolf." The term may have been used as a description for the facial rash that, to some, resembled the mask of reddish-brown fur on a wolf. The other choices are not routinely seen with SLE.
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