Often described as a cruel mystery, the word ‘Lupus’ carries a heavy weight for many. This unpredictable autoimmune disease presents unique challenges for people with it. This unpredictable autoimmune ...

Many people with lupus may also develop a facial rash “that resembles the wings of a butterfly unfolding across both cheeks,” according to the Mayo Clinic, however, it does not occur in all cases of ...

Lee, MD, PhD; Melissa Flores, MPH, LCSW Skin conditions associated with lupus can be significant ... is that the malar rash usually does not involve the nasolabial fold (the area on the face that runs ...

Adapted from a talk to the SLE Workshop at Hospital for Special Surgery Systemic lupus ... rash (so named for the shape it makes across the nose and cheeks). However, patients may experience rashes ...

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It started with a fever, then every part of my body was swelling – my hands, face, feet. It was very distressing. I would just sit in front of the mirror and cry,” Illani told FMT Lifestyle. Doctors ...

Objectives To evaluate the feasibility, accuracy, usability and acceptability of two upper arm self-sampling devices for measurement of autoantibodies and C reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients ...

“The rashes can be disfiguring at times with scarring and hair loss that can go with that.” With lupus, there is a lot of fluid and inflammation in the body, such as around the lining of the ...

In an analysis of ATHOS subgroups based on the presence or absence of rash ... arms of the EXPLORER and ATHOS trials. ‘+’ indicates responder and ‘−’ indicates non-responder based on the BICLA and ...

Cohort A focused on patients with CLE or SLE with active lupus rash and evaluated organ-specific disease activity using the Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index Activity ...