About 5 million people worldwide live with the autoimmune condition lupus. This condition can cause a range of symptoms, ...

66% of those with lupus will develop some form of skin disease. In this episode of The Expert Series, Victoria Werth, MD will teach you about how lupus can affect the skin as she describes skin lupus ...

SAN ANTONIO — Distinguishing between the various forms of cutaneous lupus can be challenging, even for experienced clinicians. If a patient presents with a malar rash — also known as a butterfly rash ...

It’s a bone-a-fide mystery. Joint pain, hair loss and fatigue are clues that can point to various conditions. One in particular has been throwing people for a loop even as 16,000 new US cases are ...

Managing CV includes general measures to keep the patient as comfortable as possible until lesions resolve spontaneously. These include resting, protecting fragile skin from injury, and using ...

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 ...

Imagine your body attacking itself. That’s what happens with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease affecting millions worldwide. Lupus Alert Day is a chance to shine a spotlight on this condition. It’s ...

SEEING RESULTS. IT’S A MARVEL OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. FOR 30 YEARS, DOCTOR ROBERTO CARICO, A RHEUMATOLOGIST AT UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND HIS PATIENTS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AN INDOMITABLE OPPONENT ...

The cause of lupus has long escaped doctors trying to treat the autoimmune disease. However, a study published this week identified a cause of lupus based on molecular defects in patients' blood.

"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 ...