A new study found a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ...

While hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) helps reduce disease flares in lupus, its effect on renal function in patients with lupus ...

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.

HEALTH In lupus breakthrough, researchers say they may have found what causes the autoimmune disease The discovery could pave the way for a reversal of the disease, but others call for more research ...

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 ...

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.

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.

HEALTH Experimental lupus therapy could be ‘life-changing’ for patients with autoimmune disease, study finds The cell-based therapy showed promise in fixing a defect that causes lupus ...

May 10 is World Lupus Day, an annual global event spotlighting the complex disease and ways to improve quality of life for those suffering from it. Lupus is a mysterious, brutal disease.

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 ...