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 ...

Dr. Thomas 0:40 Thank you, Alicia. Before we can talk about how to prevent and deal with lupus flares, it is important to know what a lupus flare is. The goal in treating lupus is to have it in ...

SLE flares continue to occur after ESKD in a substantial subset of patients, warranting closer monitoring. Extrarenal lupus flares continue to occur in more than one-third of patients with end-stage ...

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 ...

The optimal management of asymptomatic serological reactivation in lupus nephritispatients has been unclear, so a trial tested preemptive treatment.

K. Victoria Gibbs worked for a hedge fund and competed in yoga competitions before receiving her lupus diagnosis — and now ...

Rachel McGlynn wanted the choice to have kids to be hers — not dictated by the treatment for her condition. A decade into her ...

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 ...

In contrast to relapsing‐remitting patterns, persistently active disease (PAD) is a disease activity pattern in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that is inadequately studied. We sought ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that impacts multiple systems of the body. Certain diet and lifestyle changes may improve symptoms and boost immune health. These include exercise, mindfulness and a ...