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Malar Rash

Aka: Malar Rash

See Also
1. Cutaneous Signs of Rheumatic Disease
Pathophysiology
1. Immune-mediated erythematous rash
Signs
1. Sun sensitive, erythematous rash
2. Butterfly-shape appearance
3. Involves both cheeks and variably the bridge of nose
Causes
1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
2. Parvovirus B19 infection (or slapped cheek)
3. Lyme Disease
4. Dermatomyositis
5. Rosacea
6. Seborrhea

Butterfly rash (C0277942)
Definition (AIR)	Malar Rash: symmetrical, dull to bright erythema over the cheeks and the bridge of the nose. It may increase with sunlight and frequently has mild cutaneous edema. It does not occur in the nasolabial fold. It is most characteristic of SLE.
Concepts	Finding (T033)
SnomedCT	164430003, 141617003, 30704002
English	Malar (butterfly) rash, MALAR RASH, butterfly rash, malar rash, malar butterfly rash, Butterfly rash, Malar rash, Butterfly rash (finding)
Spanish	Butterfly rash, Eritema en alas de mariposa, Eritema malar, eritema en alas de mariposa (hallazgo), eritema en alas de mariposa, eritema malar, rash en alas de mariposa, rash malar, salpullido en alas de mariposa, salpullido malar, sarpullido en alas de mariposa, sarpullido malar
Dutch	butterfly rash, vlinderuitslag
German	Schmetterlingsexanthem, Wangenexanthem
Japanese	蝶形皮疹, ﾁｮｳｹｲﾋｼﾝ, ｷｮｳﾌﾞﾋｼﾝ, 頬部皮疹
Czech	Lícní exantém, Motýlovitý exantém
Portuguese	Erupção malar, Erupção em forma de asas de borboleta
Italian	Eritema malare, Eritema a farfalla
French	Rash malaire, Rash en ailes de papillon
Hungarian	Pillangószárny alakú kiütés, Járomcsont alakú kiütés
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)