DISCOID LUPUS QUESTIONS

The short answer is nobody knows. Dr Tosti found that they seem to be associated with better prognosis. It seems that follcular red dots are a sign that the hair follicle ostia is OPEN and the blood and vascular network can be easily seen through the atrophic epidermis. In other words, there is still hope that we are catching the disease at a time before the pore scars over. SEE LINK