Learn more. Discuss with your doctor.

Doctor holding lupus ribbon

What is Lupus?

Lupus is an autoimmune, chronic disease when someone experiences inflammation throughout the body, causing pain.

Could you have lupus?

Do you suffer with any of these symptoms? 

  • Red rashes, most often on the face

  • Swelling in legs or around eyes

  • Hair loss, mouth sores, or swollen glands

  • Pale or purple fingers from cold or stress

  • Painful or swollen joints

  • Chest pain upon deep breathing

  • Extreme fatigue

  • Unexplained fever

  • Sensitivity to the sun

Talk with your doctor about lupus - a complex, chronic, incurable, mysterious, unpredictable, and potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the body, including your blood and blood vessels, brain, heart, joints, kidneys, lungs, muscles, skin, etc.

(Lupus Society of Illinois)