What is lupus, and what does it do to your body? I just had a friend diagnosed with it after many months of tests. -- T.S.B.

Ms. Le, 36, was diagnosed with lupus in 2016, just after she got married. She tried all the standard treatments, hoping that her symptoms would stabilize and she could one day get pregnant.

The many faces of lupus It is difficult for many to fully understand the complexity of a disease like lupus. While there are typical cases and standard symptoms, lupus can affect different organs in ...

The chronic form can feature localized or generalized discoid lesions, hypertrophic discoid lupus or profundus lupus panniculitis, according to Shaw. “This is the rarest form,” she said.

In a 2009 interview on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Miami-based rapper Trick Daddy revealed he had been living with discoid lupus since 1998. He was diagnosed with the disease after going to ...

Understanding Lupus: The basics 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 ...

Conditions to be considered include a variety of other elastic tissue disorders such as cutis laxa, mid-dermal elastolysis, post-inflammatory elastolysis, papular acne scars, acrodermatitis chronica ...

Lupus sores People with discoid lupus can have coin-shaped sores inside their mouth, nose, or vagina. Doctors call these sores mucosal ulcers. The sores may be painful and get worse without treatment.

If you have discoid lupus, hair loss can be permanent. Discoid lupus causes raised, scaly patches. As these patches clear, scars can form. When scars develop on the scalp, hair cannot grow where there ...

Discoid lupus erythematosus: This is the most common type of cutaneous lupus. It causes a rash of disc-shaped patches that are raised, thick, and scaly. As the patches fade, dark spots and permanent ...

Cutaneous Lupus (lupus skin disease): This type affects only the skin, causing rashes and lesions in areas including the arms, legs, face, ears, and neck. In fact, there are actually three subtypes: ...

A new study about the underlying mechanisms of lupus presents a novel way to potentially treat the autoimmune disease. The study, led by researchers at Northwestern University and Brigham and ...