The most common way that lupus can affect your lungs is through inflammation of the pleura, the lining that covers the outside of the lungs. The symptom of pleuritis that you may experience is severe, ...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), commonly known as lupus, is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues. Instead of protecting against infections and ...

Start by learning as much as you can about lupus. Lupus can cause a lot of different symptoms that come and go over time. Common symptoms include a butterfly-shaped rash on the cheeks and nose, pain ...

Lupus is an auto-immune system disease where the body's immune system acts against vital organs by producing antibodies that attack its own cells and tissues. Ms Nasieku lives in pain. She has ...

I’m writing in response to Kay Johnson’s Jan. 10 article, “Writing through pain.” While her statement is correct that a Minnesota chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America does not ...

My earliest memories are of doctors' appointments and late nights sitting up in pain. I was diagnosed with ... I would eventually get a diagnosis of lupus. Autoimmune disorders run in my family ...