Lupus affects different people in different ways. Most people with lupus have skin problems, like rashes or sores. Sometimes lupus affects only the skin, and sometimes it affects other parts of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Litifilimab is superior to placebo in improving CLASI-A scores among patients with cutaneous lupus ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis presented at ACR Convergence 2022 provide insight into the effects of belimumab in patient populations with cutaneous lupus erythematosus, with or without ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Victoria P. Werth, MD, professor of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, and chief of ...

Lupus erythematosus is a heterogeneous autoimmune disorder that frequently manifests with distinctive cutaneous involvement. The cutaneous lesions, which range from a malar rash to more indurated, ...

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SAN ANTONIO — Distinguishing between the various forms of cutaneous lupus can be challenging, even for experienced clinicians. If a patient presents with a malar rash — also known as a butterfly rash ...

Jodi Karnell and colleagues have developed a monoclonal antibody, VIB7734, that reduces symptom severity in people with cutaneous lupus by targeting and depleting plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) in ...

Keratinocytes in seemingly healthy skin taken from lupus patients were found to be secreting type 1 interferons, which in turn appeared to "educate" dendritic cells that were "prominent in lesional ...

Lupus can affect multiple parts of your body, including your blood vessels. When they become inflamed, that’s called vasculitis. Vasculitis isn’t the most common complication of lupus. But anyone with ...