Clinical

Lupus is a disorder of the immune system. It affects 23 million people in the United States. Most people with lupus are women. The disease tends to begin in people...

Lupus causes the immune system to attack normal cells throughout your body. It is often difficult to diagnose. For example, there is no single blood test to determine if you...

Lupus is a chronic illness that affects multiple organs and can require advanced therapies. Because it is a complex illness, people with lupus need a high level of health literacy...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect different parts of the body. Lupus causes your own immune system to attack healthy tissue in your skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, brain...

Allodynia is a type of pain. For people with allodynia, things that should not be painful cause severe pain. Allodynia is a symptom of many conditions. For example, fibromyalgia can...

Lupus is a chronic (long-term) autoimmune disease. The disease is most common among women between the ages of 14 and 55. These are prime career-building years. Many people with lupus...

Managing their disease can be challenging and lifelong for people living with lupus. In addition to dealing with symptoms, they must also be mindful of the potential for complications, such...

Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidneys. It occurs as a result of lupus, an autoimmune disease. When you have an autoimmune disease, your body's immune system attacks your...

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is lupus that affects the skin. CLE flares cause a rash to develop over parts of the skin. It may appear as a "butterfly rash" covering...

Drug-induced lupus is a disease like lupus that is caused by specific prescription drugs. Drug-induced lupus has many of the same symptoms as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), such as: There...

In the last few years, there has been a lot of research on how gut health affects people. Doctors have studied how the gut microbiome can affect many health conditions...

Most people living with lupus have successful pregnancies and births. Modern medicine has made it safer than ever to be pregnant with lupus. But a pregnancy while living with lupus...

Our immune system is constantly working to fight foreign or dangerous invaders like viruses, fungi, or bacteria. This helps protect us from things like infections, the flu, and even cancer...

Surveys show that most people in the United States favor legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. As of early 2022, cannabis for medical use, or medical marijuana, is legal...

Receiving a diagnosis for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can take about 6 years after symptoms start. This is because SLE is difficult to diagnose. Doctors rely on several tests, symptoms...

Lupus symptoms and flares are challenging. People living with lupus work toward better symptom management. Remission is a goal of many. Several of the 70 questions in the 2nd Lupus...

Many doctors want to know more about lupus. However, this disease – like all autoimmune diseases – is complex. Questions remain about why and in what ways the immune system...

Most drugs on the market have 2 names. They have a brand name (like Tylenol) and a generic name (like acetaminophen). Unlike brand names, generic names are used to describe...

Corticosteroids, also called steroids, are often used to treat lupus. Prednisone is the most commonly prescribed steroid for lupus. While it is effective at reducing inflammation and its symptoms, it...

A new international study published in the journal Rheumatology has shown that vitamin D deficiency may be linked to metabolic syndrome in lupus. Vitamin D is an important hormone for...