had heard of lupus, but she didn’t know it could involve the skin. Early 2014 brought complications. What started as a rash on Lance’s back and shoulder began to spread across her chest, stomach, and ...

Lupus is sometimes called a cruel mystery since it can take many years for patients to be accurately diagnosed. A rash is one key clue. We don’t know the exact cause of lupus, but several ...

"I got sent back to rheumatology ... Sending Love to All The Lupus Warriors' The mom of three explains she has a butterfly rash on her face that, no matter what she does, will not go away.

The therapy works by genetically modifying cells to enable the body’s own immune system to recognise and attack problem cells, in this case those that are driving lupus inflamma ...

pylori was diagnosed. It was treated and cured. Several weeks after the H. Pylori was cured, a rash appeared all over my back. A biopsy of the rash showed possible lupus. A rheumatologist diagnosed me ...

Only your doctor can tell you if you have lupus, but about a third of people with it get a butterfly-shaped rash on their face. Other common symptoms are stiff, painful joints, achy or weak ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lupus both cause joint pain and stiffness ... You might need medication to treat skin rashes, heart disease, or kidney problems associated with either condition.

Sunlight can worsen rashes and even trigger a flare-up of the disease in some people with lupus. It is well known that sun-sensitive lupus patients carry certain variants of the HLA genes, but those ...