Yet a trip to Puerto Rico with friends did just that. “It was a poor decision to travel there, knowing how the sun affected my skin,” she admits. “I developed a horrible lupus rash all over my ...

Singer Muni Long details living with lupus and how she struggles with symptoms in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.

Photosensitivity or abnormal light sensitivity is very complex and is a major symptom of lupus. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) loosely defines photosensitivity as "a skin rash as a result ...

and the inflammation caused by lupus can affect joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs, according to the Mayo Clinic. Following her diagnosis, doctors put Marcela on steroids ...

Carla Day was diagnosed with lupus in January 1988. After struggling and persevering with the disease for over 30 years, she ...

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease with a long list of symptoms that affect the skin. Hives (urticaria) are a rash that can be intensely itchy. The type involved in lupus typically lasts for ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and organs, causing inflammation and ...

For the 36-year-old, symptoms sometimes show up in her skin, she told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview. “[People with lupus] have little signs, right? Like my fingertips will start turning blue.