Many different lab tests are used to find changes in your body that can happen with lupus. The results of each test help your doctor get a fuller picture of your health. Because lab tests alone can’t ...

Lupus anticoagulants (LAs) are a type of antibody produced by the immune system. LAs relate to an immune system disorder known as antiphospholipid syndrome. A blood test can detect their presence.

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with lupus, it can take a while to process and adjust to the ways that your life may change. Along with new habits you may need to adopt and treatments ...

SAN ANTONIO — Distinguishing between the various forms of cutaneous lupus can be challenging, even for experienced clinicians. If a patient presents with a malar rash — also known as a butterfly rash ...

A gamma-globulin factor in the serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus that reacts with isolated cell nuclei 1 or nucleoprotein 2,3 has been detected in many ways. 4 The standard method of ...