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 ...

Very often, people with lupus are photosensitive, meaning their skin is very sensitive to ultraviolet light. Breakouts ...

Miriam Karanja. She was diagnosed with lupus in 2015. [File, Standard] Miriam Karanja talks to Nancy Nzau about her diagnosis with lupus in 2015 and the condition being a significant turning point in ...

In contrast to relapsing‐remitting patterns, persistently active disease (PAD) is a disease activity pattern in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that is inadequately studied. We sought ...

Tapering glucocorticoids (GCs) does not increase the risk for flare in modified serologically active clinically quiescent (mSACQ) patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with a low daily ...

Living with lupus can affect your social, emotional, and financial wellbeing. But there are things you can do to cope with lupus and get the support you need. When you’re living with lupus, managing ...