And I find it hard these days to come up with any scenario now where somebody reasonably thinks a patient has lupus that doesn't meet at least one of those. The only thing that jumps to my head is ...

Lupus is an autoimmune condition that can cause symptoms throughout the body. When lupus affects the inner ear, it can result in tinnitus by damaging the nerves within the auditory system ...

The hurt of misdiagnosis was compounded by having “nowhere to voice my anger” or distress. Some of the most moving stories ...

Alexandra Marcela When Alexandra Marcela was diagnosed with lupus at age 20, she'd never heard of the autoimmune disease before. Her health complications had started two years earlier during her ...

Because many lupus sufferers are young women who otherwise seem healthy, it's easy for some doctors to pigeonhole their ...

After a previously reported positive phase 2 trial in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the TYK2 inhibitor deucravacitinib ...

Lupus is an autoimmune condition that can cause pain, problems in multiple organs and systems of the body, inflammation, and complications that range from minor to life threatening. The body’s ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lupus both cause joint pain and stiffness. Despite some similarities, it’s easy for doctors to distinguish them. RA has more debilitating effects on the joints.

People with lupus are more likely to develop asthma than those without the autoimmune condition. However, the exact association between both conditions is still unclear. Lupus is a chronic ...