Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack the body’s organs, including the skin, joints, and brain. Over 90 percent of people with lupus are women between the ages of 15 and 44 and is predominately in African American women. Lupus is not a terminal disease and there is no cure [...]
With lupus affecting various organs, it generates a wide range of symptoms. Some symptoms are mild and temporary while other symptoms last over the course of the disease. The most common symptoms of lupus are: Extreme fatigue As many as 80 percent of people with lupus experience fatigue which can be debilitating. Several factors appear to [...]
There are four types of lupus: Systemic Lupus (SLE), Cutaneous Lupus (CLE), Drug-Induced Lupus (DIL), and Neonatal Lupus. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of lupus. Systemic means the disease can affect organs and tissue in the body. SLE can be mild or severe and is considered more complex because it mimics other diseases [...]
