“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 ...

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

Lupus is a chronic (long-term) disease that can cause inflammation (swelling) and pain in any part of your body. It’s an autoimmune disease, meaning that your immune system attacks healthy tissue ...

Doktorinternet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Systemic lupus erythematosus ... this serious infection. A red rash spreads from your face down the body 3 to 5 days after the first symptoms ...

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 ...

Imagine your body attacking itself ... Discoid lupus causes a disc-shaped rash. Subacute cutaneous lupus causes widespread skin lesions. Each type has different symptoms and requires different ...