For anyone living with or caring for someone with lupus (also known as systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE), remission is often the ultimate goal. Yet, a single, widely agreed-upon definition of ...

A very small number of people who test negative for antinuclear antibody (ANA) in the blood, which is a sign of the most common type of lupus, still have the condition. Lupus is an autoimmune disease ...

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Dec. 18, 2025 -- At least 1.5 million people in the United States are living with lupus, a chronic and often misunderstood autoimmune disease. What are the most common myths about lupus – and who does ...

Lupus may cause you to experience low platelet counts. This could be a direct result of the disease or due to some lupus medications. Severe cases can be life threatening, but most cases are mild and ...