Lupus affects different people in different ways. Most people with lupus have skin problems, like rashes or sores. Sometimes lupus affects only the skin, and sometimes it affects other parts of the ...

People with lupus have overactive immune systems that attack their own tissue, causing inflammation throughout the body. Around 70-80% of them will develop skin disease as part of their condition. And ...

Lupus is often marked by flares, which is when symptoms are usually more obvious.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with lupus skin disease had similar survival rates and flares as those without skin manifestations. Due ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with systemic lupus with a history of skin rashes are likely to have high interferon levels. This ...

Lucille, a 57 years old high school physical education coach, started experiencing a rash on her cheeks and nose. The rash worsened every time she went outside. She had been suffering from joint pain ...

This new research may help investigators prevent skin lesions. New research into the skin cells of patients with lupus offers insights into the underlying mechanisms that appear to prime the skin for ...

Q: My son has been getting a butterfly shaped rash under his eyes and across the bridge of his nose when he is out in the sun. His doctor thinks this might be skin lupus. What is this? A: Systemic ...

In individuals with lupus, the immune system turns against the body. The disease mainly affects women who, sometimes in their teens and twenties, begin to suffer from fever, renal failure, hair loss, ...

A new study finds that the normal-appearing skin of lupus patients contains the same inflammatory signals that are detected when the skin develops a rash, sometimes at even higher levels. Researchers ...