Facial butterfly-shaped erythema may be caused by systemic lupus erythematosus, patients can take medication, general measures to regulate the treatment.
1. Drug treatment: patients with SLE can take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin tablets and ibuprofen extended-release capsules as prescribed by the doctor, and can also take anti-malarial drugs such as chloroquine tablets and hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets orally. Immunosuppressants such as methotrexate tablets and cyclophosphamide tablets and glucocorticoid drugs such as prednisone acetate tablets can also be taken orally as prescribed by the doctor.
2. General measures: SLE patients should make sure that the clothes they wear are dry, clean and soft in their daily life, wash them in time, and reduce the exposure to sunlight when they go out. Patients should also pay attention to their diet and eat less spicy and stimulating food, such as chili peppers and garlic.
When SLE patients have butterfly-shaped erythema on the face, they should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment. Drugs should be used under the guidance of doctors.