EULAR/ACR criteria was better at correctly identifying lupus cases compared to the ACR 1997 criteria and comparable in performance to the SLICC criteria. However, when only people who tested positive ...

A new study found a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ...

BOSTON—A widely used classification scheme for lupus glomerulonephritis (GN) may mask the pathologic and prognostic implications of focal segmental lupus GN, according to researchers.

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.

Lupus is a life-threatening, chronic autoimmune disease. The exact causes have remained poorly understood. New research pinpoints genetic mutations to toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) as one direct ...

Despite the prevalence of organ damage in lupus patients, ... a call for formal criteria. Lupus Science & Medicine 2022;9:e000634. doi: 10.1136/lupus-2021-000634. ...

Toni Braxton on living with lupus and spreading awareness about the disease 07:18. May is Lupus Awareness Month and Toni Braxton is using the opportunity to speak out about living with this ...

In most cases, lupus is not fatal. In fact, 80% to 90% of people who have this autoimmune disease will likely live a normal life span. Still, some people do die from the disease, in which your ...

Measuring Lupus Fatigue. Fatigue is hard to define. It’s also hard to measure. There’s no blood or imaging test your doctor can give you to gauge how fatigued you are.

The cause of lupus has long escaped doctors trying to treat the autoimmune disease.. However, a study published this week identified a cause of lupus based on molecular defects in patients' blood ...

Expectant mothers with lupus have better outlooks than ever before, doctors say 01:49. Kiana Cornejo has been living with lupus since she was just 11 years old — and after an unplanned pregnancy ...