The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) and its funded researchers will unveil the latest advances in patient-centered research at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2025 meeting in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gazyva® (obinutuzumab), developed by Genentech, as a treatment for adults with lupus nephritis (LN), also known as lupus-related kidney disease ...

Systemic lupus is the most common form of lupus—it’s what most people mean when they refer to “lupus.” Systemic lupus can be mild or severe. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus This form of lupus is limited ...

In 2003, Congress established the National Lupus Patient Registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Registry conducted the first comprehensive studies that measure how ...

Because lupus affects everyone differently, it can be hard to diagnose. Doctors have come up with a list of traits that many people with lupus have in common. If four or more of these traits apply to ...

At least 46 drugs currently in use can cause drug-induced lupus. While lupus-inducing drugs are typically those used to treat chronic diseases, no obvious common denominator links the drugs. That said ...

Work, school, finances, family, relationships -- lupus touches every corner of the lives of people who are coping with it day after day. The National Resource Center on Lupus provides information and ...

Most people with lupus have it affect the skin. The types of rashes can be divided into two large groups. First, when lupus affects the skin with problems only seen in lupus, it’s called cutaneous ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common form of lupus — it’s the type that 7 in 10 people with lupus have. It's what most people mean when they say "lupus." Experts don’t know what ...

What to look for when buying sun protective clothing, including hats and sunglasses: ...

A lupus "flare" or "flare up" is when your lupus symptoms worsen and you feel ill as a result. The formal definition of a flare is: A measurable increase in disease activity in one or more organ ...

Lupus is a chronic (long-term) disease that can cause inflammation and pain in any part of your body. It’s an autoimmune disease, which means that your immune system — the body system that usually ...