Overview
Estrogen, Sex Hormones and Lupus (SLE)
Hormones, including the hormones associated with sex and sex expression, also impact...
Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome and Lupus
People with lupus can often have other autoimmune disorders as well. Because the different disorders interact, this makes treatment and management complicated. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is known as the "great imitator" because it has so many potential symptoms that it can mimic many other...
Lupus Nephritis, Dialysis, and Flares
Lupus Nephritis: Do Flares Happen on Dialysis? Dialysis is a treatment for lupus nephritis that helps to take care of the body, maintain health, and give the kidneys space to heal. It does not, however, reduce flares. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that...
Refractory Lupus: A Different Approach
Some people with lupus don’t find relief from their symptoms with normal treatment. This is known as Refractory Lupus, and it requires a different approach. Lupus treatments have come to a point where long-term survival and even remission is possible. However, many people don't respond or find their...
The Pancreas and Lupus
Although uncommon, lupus can attack the pancreas, an organ near the stomach that helps the body process food into nutrients. The pancreas is very important, since it produces the enzymes that the body uses to breakdown proteins, sugars, fats, and starches into a form that the body's cells...
Managing Energy, The Spoon Theory, and Lupus
Lupus Warriors know the challenges of managing energy carefully. Explaining the delicate balance to others can be difficult, but not impossible. The Spoon Theory is a useful strategy A few years ago, Christine Miserandino wrote a post on the blog “But you Don’t Look Sick” called
What You Need to Know About Neuropsychiatric Lupus
From fatigue to depression to psychosis, neuropsychiatric symptoms are both a common and major issue for people with lupus and one we know very little about. Nearly 50% of people with lupus experience some sort of brain or nervous system-related symptom related to their lupus. Despite...
T Cells, the Immune System, and Lupus
T cells are important components of the immune system, but also of autoimmune disease. Regulating T cells is a potential key to reducing symptoms of lupus. T cells are a special type of white blood cell that come from the thymus known as a lymphocyte. White blood...
Lupus Type 1 and Type 2: Symptoms and Treatment Distinctions
When considering treatment options for Lupus Warriors, clinicians should focus on key symptoms. These symptom groups, coined Type 1 and Type 2, manifest from different biological activity. Systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, is the most common type of lupus. SLE is usually what people mean when...
An Overview of the Human Immune System
The immune system protects the body from infection and disease. However, for people with lupus, this system misbehaves and begins attacking the body's own cells The immune system is a complex and multi-organ system. It's a complex organization that we don’t fully understand. Both disease-specific and...