With a series of Instagram posts in September 2017, Selena Gomez shared that she’d undergone a kidney transplant at just 24, due to lupus-related organ damage. The announcement sent a shock wave ...

Lupus nephritis is a severe form of SLE that can lead to late-stage renal failure and require dialysis or even a kidney replacement in the most severe cases. GSK estimates that around 60% of the ...

In a new study published in Lupus Science & Medicine, researchers found a connection between renal (kidney) response and long-term renal outcomes. People with lupus nephritis (LN, lupus-related kidney ...

While there’s no established link between lupus and tonsil stones, the inflammation associated with lupus may contribute to their formation. Tonsil stones, or tonsilloliths, aren’t specific to ...

Lupus can cause neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as sudden mood changes or psychosis, which may resemble bipolar disorder. Lupus can sometimes mimic bipolar disorder, especially when ...

also known as Systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a UC Davis Health press release, is an autoimmune disease wherein a person’s immune system attacks their own body. The symptoms vary in ...

The systemic form, called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is a disease that comes in flares and remissions, with your immune system attacking different tissues and organs. It can affect any part ...

Pediatric nephrologist Meredith Atkinson discusses her research on lupus kidney disease in children and the Renal Anhydramnios Fetal Therapy (RAFT) trial. Pediatric-onset lupus is associated with ...