This autoimmune disease may impact your skin as well as your nails and hair. Learn what to look for to treat lupus more effectively.

This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Maureen A. McMahon ...

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 ...

Caroline McLean, 32, of Atlanta, was working for Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) in Washington, DC, when she was diagnosed with lupus in 2011. “I was a young, single professional,” she says. “I didn’t want ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus commonly presents as a rash. The rashes are caused by inflammation from the immune system fighting the body. Systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, ...

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 ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means that the immune system, your body's defence system, produces antibodies that attack the body's own tissues, causing inflammation.  Lupus can affect ...

Lupus or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder that can involve a few or all organs. That includes the skin as well. Most common and most severe is that of the butterfly rash, ...

Margrit Wiesendanger, MD, PhD, explores lupus symptoms, diagnosis challenges, and the importance of early detection to prevent inflammation-related damage. Wiesendanger is a clinical rheumatologist ...

A recent article in Cell Reports Medicine, by Dr. Felipe Andrade, uncovers insights into lupus symptoms. More specifically, how these symptoms can range in severity among individuals. Andrade is a ...

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, ...