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  1. Lupus - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Lupus is a disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs (autoimmune disease). Inflammation caused by lupus can ...

  2. Lupus nephritis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Lupus causes the immune system to make proteins called autoantibodies. These proteins attack tissues and organs in the body, including the kidneys.

  3. Lupus - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    No one test can diagnose lupus. The combination of blood and urine tests, signs and symptoms, and physical examination findings leads to the diagnosis.

  4. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Managing lupus

    ANSWER: Lupus is a complex autoimmune disorder that can affect any organ system in the body. Although you can take steps that may lower your risk for developing ...

  5. Lupus Clinic - Overview

    Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that can affect the skin, joints, kidney or many other parts of the body.

  6. Lupus rates increasing, communities of color especially vulnerable

    Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation and pain throughout the body. Most common in women (9 of 10 diagnosed cases); it attacks both ...

  7. Study assesses opioid usage patterns in patients with lupus - Mayo Clinic News Network

    A Mayo Clinic study looks at rates of opioid use among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and the factors behind their use.

  8. Number of Factors Can Contribute to Fatigue in Patients with Lupus - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Lupus is an autoimmune disease, meaning the immune system attacks the body's own tissues and organs, causing inflammation and damage. Lupus can affect any ...

  9. Chronic Exposure to Staph Bacteria May be Risk Factor for Lupus, Mayo Study Finds

    ... lupus-like disease, with kidney disease and autoantibodies like those found in the blood of lupus patients. close-up of bacteria illustration. VIDEO ALERT: A ...

  10. Science Saturday: Lupus rates increasing, communities of color especially vulnerable

    Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation and pain throughout the body. Most common in women (9 of 10 diagnosed cases); it attacks ...