This explainer details common lupus warning signs and why early recognition matters for clinical assessment. It outlines lupus symptoms such as photosensitivity associated with rashes, low-grade fever ...

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Most people with lupus have it affect the skin. The types of rashes can be divided into two large groups. First, when lupus affects the skin with problems only seen in lupus, it’s called cutaneous ...

An oral therapy targeting toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 8 reduced disease activity in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with active lupus rash.

NORFOLK, Va. — You’ve likely heard of lupus, but do you know what it is? It is an autoimmune disorder that’s difficult to describe, diagnose and treat. Lupus is one of those diseases you can’t often ...

Caroline McLean, 32, of Atlanta, was working for Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) in Washington, DC, when she was diagnosed with lupus in 2011. “I was a young, single professional,” she says. “I didn’t want ...

Margrit Wiesendanger, MD, PhD, explores lupus symptoms, diagnosis challenges, and the importance of early detection to prevent inflammation-related damage. Wiesendanger is a clinical rheumatologist ...

A recent article in Cell Reports Medicine, by Dr. Felipe Andrade, uncovers insights into lupus symptoms. More specifically, how these symptoms can range in severity among individuals. Andrade is a ...

Kyleigh MacGregor plans her life five years at a time. MacGregor has lupus, an incurable disease in which her immune system attacks her body’s organs and tissue. It’s been a year since MacGregor, 31, ...