What to Know About Lupus, a Disease Affecting 1.5 Million Americans. Selena Gomez is shining a spotlight on the often misunderstood disease. By ABC News. August 31, 2016, 2:04 PM. 3:48.

ANSWER: The term “lupus” generally means systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), which is a systemic disorder (as its name suggests). So, by definition, it affects multiple systems of the body.

May 10 is World Lupus Day, a global annual event that calls attention to lupus’s impact on people worldwide to improve the quality of life for people impacted by the disease.

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Lupus is an autoimmune disease, meaning it impacts a person’s immune system. It commonly affects the skin, joints, and internal organs such as the kidneys and heart, according to the Lupus ...

Autoimmune diseases like lupus rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis don’t just affect joints or skin they can silently damage the heart Learn how chronic inflammation raises cardiovascular risks and why ...

Lupus gained attention in national headlines in 2013 when singer Selena Gomez announced she had the disease. Manzi said Gomez’s transparency brought awareness to the plight of those fighting lupus.

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SAPHNELO has been shown to reduce lupus disease activity, which was consistent across different groups of people, regardless of race or ethnicity. SAPHNELO may also help reduce oral steroid use ...

The familial occurrence of systemic lupus was first noted by Leonhardt in 1954 and later studies by Arnett and Shulman at Johns Hopkins. Subsequently, familial aggregation of lupus, the concordance of ...