Find out more about lupus: the symptoms, types, causes, and who is at risk for developing this chronic autoimmune disease.

Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are helpful to support the diagnosis of ANA-associated systemic rheumatic diseases (AASRD). Pisetsky et al recently reported on the variability of ANA detection, with ...

Hydroxychloroquine is tied to reduced preeclampsia risk but not preterm birth risk in pregnant patients with lupus in a Swedish cohort study.

Objectives To investigate dry eye disease (DED) in patients affected by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We conducted a systematic search of the literature on PubMed, EMBASE and the ...

This year, the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is pleased to announce two recipients of grants supporting pediatric lupus research. This year’s recipients are Nayimisha Balmuri, MD, Assistant ...

Belimumab autoinjector is now approved and available for pediatric patients with lupus nephritis.

Systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, is a complex autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue, often affecting the skin, joints, kidneys and nervous system.

The FDA has approved Benlysta for SC administration using an autoinjector in patients 5 years of age and older with active LN.

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease. It affects both men and women, with a female predominance. On the other hand, many different studies have showed that ...

Pictured here, Grammy-winning musician Seal has scarring from discoid lupus erythematosus.

Therapeutic agents targeting BAFF and/or APRIL have demonstrated promising clinical potential in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus nephritis (LN), and other B cell-related diseases; however, ...