Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...

Two other immunologic markers were recognized in the 1950s as being associated with lupus: the biologic false-positive test for syphilis and the immunofluorescent test for antinuclear antibodies.

The clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ... are involved in the pathogenesis of SLE. Titers of antibodies to C-reactive protein (anti-CRP) in patients with SLE correlate ...

Selena Gomez has spoken out about a common but often silent condition that she called a "life or death" situation. Reflecting ...

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is a common and serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus ... as a substrate to detect antineuronal antibodies, which have been linked to ...

Sjögren’s antibody testing is indicated for people who are pregnant and have an autoimmune disease because elevated levels are associated with newborn heart disease and neonatal lupus.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)—lupus for short—is a chronic, painful and debilitating disease in which the antibodies produced by the immune system mistakenly attack the body's own tissues.