- Lupus - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Lupus is a disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs (autoimmune disease) Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs
- Lupus - Wikipedia
Lupus, formally called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body [1] Symptoms vary among people and may be mild to severe [1] Common symptoms include painful and swollen joints, fever, chest pain, hair loss, mouth ulcers, swollen lymph nodes, feeling tired, and a red rash which is
- Lupus: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that makes your immune system damage organs and tissue throughout your body It causes inflammation that can affect your skin, joints, blood and organs like your kidneys, lungs and heart
- Lupus: Symptoms, Causes, Complications, and Treatment - WebMD
When you get Lupus, your immune system attacks your tissues, leading to various illnesses Learn more about symptoms, complications, causes, types, diagnosis, treatment options
- What is lupus? - Lupus Foundation of America
Watch this educational and engaging explanation of what lupus is and how it affects people, showing the difficulty to describe, diagnose, treat and live with this complex and unpredictable disease
- Lupus Basics | Lupus | CDC
Lupus Basics Key points Lupus is a long-term, autoimmune disease that affects many parts of the body There can be many different signs and symptoms of lupus, which makes it hard to diagnose Lupus has no cure, but medicines and lifestyle changes can help treat and manage it
- Stanford Medicine scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry
Lupus November 12, 2025 Stanford Medicine scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry By Bruce Goldman The Epstein-Barr virus can convert B cells it’s infected into diabolical overlords that reprogram myriad other immune cells to attack our tissues, Stanford Medicine scientists have found
- Lupus Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors | NIAMS
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body's defense system attacks its own tissues Learn more about this disease, its flares, and who is at risk
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