May is Lupus Awareness Month and Toni Braxton is using the opportunity to speak out about living with this chronic autoimmune disease. In an interview with CBS News Wednesday, the Grammy-winning ...

In recognition of the 2003 National Lupus Awareness Month, WebMD Live welcomed rheumatologist Dr. Harris H. McIlwain to answer questions about living with this mysterious and sometimes debilitating ...

Lupus nephritis is a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the kidneys, resulting in inflammation and organ damage. Because lupus ...

Lupus affects different people in different ways. Many people with lupus have problems with their kidneys. How does lupus affect the kidneys? Your kidneys filter waste and extra water out of your ...

Is There a Cure for Lupus? Not yet, though research continues. There has been more progress in lupus research in the last 10 years than in the previous 100 years. That’s why some experts believe a ...

Skin lupus, is an autoimmune skin disease that occurs when your immune system attacks healthy skin cells by mistake and damages your skin. This can cause redness, itching, pain and eventual scarring ...

Lupus raises your chances of catching any kind of infection. So if you have lupus, you may be more likely than other people to get COVID-19. And if you do, your symptoms are more likely to be serious.

Mouth sores can be a symptom of lupus or a warning sign of a lupus flare. They may or may not be painful, but they still need medical treatment. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes ...

Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissues and organs. This response creates inflammation in many parts of the body, including the joints, kidneys ...