When lupus appears on dark skin tones, it may appear dark purple or brown in contrast to the red- and pink-hued rashes that ...

The patient is a 45-year-old Caucasian male with a 5-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus ... called "goose flesh" or "chicken skin." Many of the rashes and lesions in SLE are commonly ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Common types of skin rashes include dermatitis, allergies, insect bites, ...

Yet a trip to Puerto Rico with friends did just that. “It was a poor decision to travel there, knowing how the sun affected my skin,” she admits. “I developed a horrible lupus rash all over my ...

Living with lupus can be overwhelming, says columnist Candace Semien, but it's important to hold tight and fight for yourself ...

Her health complications had started two years earlier during her first pregnancy, she tells PEOPLE, adding that her symptoms included blood clots in her legs, rashes ... lupus can affect joints ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, is a complex autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy ...

commonly referred to as lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. It occurs when the immune system ...

Sometimes, a primary TB infection of the skin will heal only for lupus vulgaris or TB verrucosa cutis to develop in the same location. Some types, such as lupus vulgaris, may also increase the ...

I was constantly ill, constant nose bleeds, sensitive to the sun, had problems with my joints, which the doctors thought was growing pains until I had the butterfly rash on my face and it was bad. My ...

In its mildest form, lupus will provoke joint and skin inflammation, as well as symptoms of fatigue. A tell-tale sign of lupus is lupus rash, which takes the form of a red, butterfly-shaped skin ...