A lupus "flare" or "flare up" is when your lupus symptoms worsen and you feel ill as a result. The formal definition of a flare is: A measurable increase in disease activity in one or more organ ...

Scientists have linked overgrowth of a gut bacterium to lupus nephritis flares, identifying a toxin that may damage kidneys and a blood-test biomarker for early detection. The findings suggest a ...

In this recording from our national Lupus & You presentation, specialists discuss environmental triggers and flares. What we eat and drink; where we play and live; and even what we breathe can ...

Tapering glucocorticoids (GCs) does not increase the risk for flare in modified serologically active clinically quiescent (mSACQ) patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with a low daily ...

Weight-based dosing misses accounting for factors such as chronic kidney disease or chronic transaminitis, which could ...

That’s what the autoimmune disease lupus does, 1 and when it strikes, it can cause significant symptoms, including extreme ...

Living with lupus means navigating chronic inflammation that can show up nearly anywhere in your body, from your skin to your joints and kidneys. That can lead to uncomfortable and even debilitating ...

Very often, people with lupus are photosensitive, meaning their skin is very sensitive to ultraviolet light. Breakouts ...

Anifrolumab-fnia, an IFNAR1-blocking monoclonal antibody, is now authorized for weekly subcutaneous self-administration in ...

Eventual tapering and withdrawal of steroids in patients with lupus nephritis is recommended to minimize the drugs' adverse effects, but the ideal timing is uncertain. This study followed 136 lupus ...