Plan outdoor activities for early in the morning or later in the evening.Wear long sleeves, pants, and wide-brimmed hats made of fabrics that protect you from the sun.Apply sunscreen at least 20 minutes before sun exposure and apply throughout the day. Use a wax-based lip balm with SPF 15 or higher to protect your lips. Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 60 or higher that blocks both UVA and UVB rays.Most people with lupus are sensitive to UV light - and it can trigger lupus skin problems. Protect your skin from ultraviolet (UV) light
While many skin problems need medical treatment, making lifestyle changes can help prevent or ease some symptoms. Lupus skin problems are not contagious - you can’t catch them or give them to someone else. If you have pain or other symptoms from lupus, talk with your doctor about treatment options. The symptoms can come and go, and they can feel different from person to person. Sometimes these skin problems feel itchy or painful, and sometimes they don’t.
Petechiae (tiny red spots on the skin caused by low platelets in the blood ). 
Palmar erythema (palms of the hands turning red). Livedo reticularis (a blue or purple pattern that showing through the skin that looks like lace or fishnet stockings). Raynaud’s disease (fingers and toes turning white or blue and feeling numb when you’re cold or stressed). People with lupus can also have problems with blood or blood vessels that you can see on the skin. Mucosal ulcers (sores inside the mouth, nose, or vagina). Calcinosis (hard, white lumps under the skin caused by a calcium buildup). People with lupus can have other skin-related problems, like: Sometimes it affects other body parts, like the arms and legs. Acute cutaneous lupus causes a butterfly-shaped rash on the cheeks and nose that looks like a sunburn (called malar rash). It usually happens on skin that gets sunlight, like the neck and arms. Subacute cutaneous lupus causes a red scaly rash or red ring-shaped sores. The sores can cause scars or changes in skin color. Chronic cutaneous lupus (also called discoid lupus) causes round, disc-shaped sores, usually on the face and scalp. Skin problems that only happen to people who have lupus are called cutaneous lupus. People with lupus can have many different skin problems. Sometimes lupus affects only the skin, and sometimes it affects other parts of the body, too. Most people with lupus have skin problems, like rashes or sores. Lupus affects different people in different ways.
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