For National Skincare Awareness Month, Ashara Collie is sharing her journey of being diagnosed and living with discoid lupus – a type of lupus that affects the skin and often causes round, disc-shaped ...

66% of those with lupus will develop some form of skin disease. In this episode of The Expert Series, Victoria Werth, MD will teach you about how lupus can affect the skin as she describes skin lupus ...

SAN ANTONIO — Distinguishing between the various forms of cutaneous lupus can be challenging, even for experienced clinicians. If a patient presents with a malar rash — also known as a butterfly rash ...

A malar rash, or butterfly rash, typically appears across the cheeks and bridge of the nose in a butterfly shape. Lupus and rosacea are two conditions that can cause a malar rash. A malar rash can be ...

Imagine your body attacking itself. That’s what happens with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease affecting millions worldwide. Lupus Alert Day is a chance to shine a spotlight on this condition. It’s ...

About 5 million people worldwide live with the autoimmune condition lupus. This condition can cause a range of symptoms, including tiredness, fever, joint pain and a characteristic butterfly-shaped ...

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, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What is lupus, and what does it do to your body? I just had a friend diagnosed with it after many months of tests. -- T.S.B. ANSWER: The term “lupus” generally means systemic lupus ...