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 ...

Lupus can involve almost every organ system, but it most commonly affects the skin, kidneys, joints and the linings of the heart and lungs. Types of lupus Lupus can affect almost every organ system.

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 ...

Picture this: one tiny red bump from a summer hike. You slap on some cream, forget about it. Two years later, that same spot ...

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.

Lupus is a condition often shrouded in mystery. Presenting with a huge range of symptoms, it’s tricky to diagnose, tough to treat and right now, there’s no cure. But sufferers are being given major ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often simply called lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system malfunctions and mistakenly ...

"I was always told that losing weight would fix all my problems," Alexandra Marcela tells PEOPLE Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...