Lucille, a 57 years old high school physical education coach, started experiencing a rash on her cheeks and nose. The rash worsened every time she went outside. She had been suffering from joint pain ...

Most people with lupus have it affect the skin. The types of rashes can be divided into two large groups. First, when lupus affects the skin with problems only seen in lupus, it’s called cutaneous ...

Most people with lupus have skin problems, like rashes or sores. Sometimes lupus affects only the skin, and sometimes it affects other parts of the body, too. How long a rash lasts can vary from ...

Ruth Wilson doesn’t look sick yet “everywhere hurts all the time” – because her immune system is attacking her own body. The ...

"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 ...

What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body — and tens of millions of people. While most ...

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can damage the skin, joints, kidneys and more Women ages 15 - 45 make up about 90% of lupus cases, with higher risks in some racial groups New treatments, ...

A key mystery behind one of the most common autoimmune diseases may finally have an answer. Researchers at Northwestern Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital say they’ve discovered a root cause of ...

Although researchers know that lupus is caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the body’s own tissues and organs, ...

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 ...

One of the world's most common viral infections could underlie virtually every case of lupus, according to a recent study providing the strongest evidence yet for a link. The research, led by ...

The younger that someone is when certain illnesses hit, especially before puberty, the more severe symptoms may be. And while ...