Lupus and hives sometimes go together ... SLE involves a misfiring immune system that attacks healthy parts of your body. Also, the inflammatory process is out of control, so it just keeps ...

The chronic disease is unpredictable and often has subtle symptoms that are easily missed or attributed to other ailments.

“I developed a horrible lupus rash all over my body—from the top of my scalp, all over my face, neck, and chest, to my stomach and legs—that looked like a badly peeling sunburn, for weeks and weeks.” ...

Alexandra Marcela When Alexandra Marcela was diagnosed with lupus at age 20 ... rashes on her face and hives all over her body. "My legs were so swollen I couldn't walk," says Marcela, now ...

The location of a lupus rash and skin effects of the disease can vary according to the following types of lupus that can ...

Lupus can damage any part of your body, and over 90% of adults who get ... but about a third of people with it get a butterfly-shaped rash on their face. Other common symptoms are stiff, painful ...

Lupus is an autoimmune condition that can cause pain, problems in multiple organs and systems of the body, inflammation ... a butterfly-shaped rash, and pain affecting the muscles and joints.

My body hurt, and I started to just want to sleep all the ... so I look around to see and my legs were covered with big red hives. I WAS “the lady.” Lupus has caused problems with my kidneys; my left ...

This chronic condition causes the immune system to attack healthy tissues, leading to inflammation and damage in various parts of the body ... your health before complications arise. Understanding ...

Lupus Flare-Ups Strongly Linked to Specific Bacterial Growth in Gut June 27, 2023 — Recurrent bouts of systemic lupus erythematosus, marked by the body's immune system attack of its own tissues ...

Pre-op nurse Lenaki Alexander finds it easy to empathize with her patients and their health struggles. For two years she tried to convince her doctors that she was sick. It turns out Lenaki had ...