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 body, too. How long a rash lasts can vary from ...

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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 ...

A: The butterfly rash of lupus is on the face, specifically on the cheeks and across the bridge of the nose, sparing the immediate sides of the lower nose and below. It appears after sun exposure, and ...

The color purple and butterfly wings filled Freedom Park as walkers gathered for the inaugural event. The goal was to foster community and hope for people living with the autoimmune disease.

Lupus means "wolf". In 1851 doctors coined this name for the disease because they thought the facial rash that frequently accompanied lupus looked like the bite of a wolf. Lupus is a type of immune ...

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 ...

The baby was diagnosed with neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE). A skin biopsy taken from her back revealed interface dermatitis with dyskeratosis and increased dermal mucin. Echocardiogram and ECG ...

Alexandra Marcela, 26, diagnosed with lupus after years of misdiagnosis. When Alexandra Marcela was diagnosed with lupus at age 20, she'd never heard of the autoimmune disease before. Her health ...

Pop star Selena Gomez recently revealed that her lupus diagnosis also led to arthritis, making daily tasks painful.

In the last few years, thanks to the pandemic, we have all become very aware of the importance of our immune systems. But sometimes, the system that is supposed to protect us from disease, ends up ...