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 ...

A new study has finally nailed down what links Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – a pathogen that over 95 percent of adults worldwide ...

Lucille, a 57 years old high school physical education coach, started experiencing a rash on her cheeks and nose. The rash worsened every time she went outside. She had been suffering from joint pain ...

Kathleen Ford of Solano County was a nurse for more than 20 years, until one day she squatted to help a patient and, hobbled ...

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, ...

Another common feature: Patients with a number of autoimmune diseases, especially women, often suffer heart attacks and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black patients have a three- to five-fold increased incidence of primary chronic cutaneous lupus vs. white ...

Lupus, which is difficult to treat and on the rise, is part of the group of autoimmune diseases that affect millions of ...

Q: For two years I went to various doctors trying to find out why I was so sick. Finally I developed a skin rash and went to a dermatologist, who found out I had lupus. Would you write a column on it?

Barr virus—but new research reveals how it can hijack immune cells, sparking a chronic disease that attacks the body from ...

If you live in the United States, odds are high that a tiny passenger rides in your blood. By adulthood, more than 94 percent ...