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 ...

Lucille, a 57 years old high school physical education coach, started experiencing a rash on her cheeks and nose. The rash worsened every time she went outside. She had been suffering from joint pain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black patients have a three- to five-fold increased incidence of primary chronic cutaneous lupus vs. white ...

NORFOLK, Va. — You’ve likely heard of lupus, but do you know what it is? It is an autoimmune disorder that’s difficult to describe, diagnose and treat. Lupus is one of those diseases you can’t often ...

"I was always told that losing weight would fix all my problems," Alexandra Marcela tells PEOPLE Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Kyleigh MacGregor plans her life five years at a time. MacGregor has lupus, an incurable disease in which her immune system attacks her body’s organs and tissue. It’s been a year since MacGregor, 31, ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, has a variety of symptoms and room for improvement when it comes ...