A combination of two simple lab tests may provide a noninvasive, more reliable way to assess disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) — the most common form of the autoimmune disorder lupus — and detect early kidney involvement, a study suggested. Researchers found that blood levels of galectin-9,…
Discussion
“The body keeps the score.” Before I was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, I’d never heard that saying. Over the years, though, I’ve found it to be true. Yes, the body does keep the score, and, unfortunately, the body’s limitations dictate the day. Its disabilities and diseases alter careers,…
Discussion
Living with lupus is such an individual, personal experience, something I have written about frequently. I assume the same applies to many other chronic conditions as well. Yet we share many things in common, too — the chaos, fear, labs, medicines, limitations, loneliness, altered friendships, bruises, falls, loss of…
Lupus is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that can affect multiple systems in the body.
While the cause of lupus is often unknown, it is possibly due to a combination of genetics and the environment.
Lupus affects people in different ways, and symptoms vary among patients. Symptoms come and go during periods called flares.
