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.

A team studied the differences between monogenic and nonmonogenic lupus nephritis and the predictors of end-stage kidney disease. Monogenic lupus nephritis is distinct from non-monogenic disease with ...

A 35-year-old man presents with a chief complaint of purple discoloration of his toes and associated skin lesions that have ...

Dysregulation of the alternative complement pathway, hallmarked by isolated reduction of the serum C3 fraction, is now recognized as an additional feature of lupus nephritis. Persistent, isolated low ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved GSK's autoinjector of Benlysta (belimumab) for subcutaneous injection in ...

From subtle rashes to sun-safety strategies, Drs Maureen McMahon and John Edminister discuss how to recognize cutaneous lupus and protect patients from UV-triggered flares.

Ms. Paech was diagnosed with lupus in 2015, at age 16. She developed a severe rash anytime she went out in the sun. Her joints ached. Her hair fell out.

Cohort analyses from the WILLOW study reveal clear proof of concept in patients with CLE and SLE with active lupus rash, showing clinically meaningful improvement in disease activity at Week 16 ...

Enpatoran shows promising efficacy in lupus rash Merck’s investigational oral TLR7/8 inhibitor significantly improved skin disease activity in patients with cutaneous and systemic lupus erythematosus, ...

Over 1.5 million people in the US and Canada have the chronic autoimmune disease lupus. it can trigger inflammation and pain throughout the body, leading to fatigue, joint pain, skin rashes, and ...