What does a lupus rash look like on the neck? Lupus, in which your immune system targets and attacks healthy cells, can affect the skin. It typically causes a "butterfly-shaped" rash on the face.

Discoid lupus condition causes a severe rash that tends to get worse when exposed to sunlight. The rash can appear anywhere on the body, but you’re likely to see it on the scalp, neck, hands ...

Lance, 38, an account executive with Clear Channel Media + Entertainment in Richmond, Virginia, had heard of lupus, but she didn’t know it could involve the skin. Early 2014 brought complications.

Lupus rashes can vary, depending on the type of lupus a person has. For example, subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus typically causes a rash on sun-exposed areas such as the neck, chest, back ...

Lupus rash and skin changes often accompany other symptoms of lupus, ... This rash can appear on the face, ears, scalp, neck, and hands, and although it’s not usually itchy or painful, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 54-year-old white female, and for the past six years or so, I have been getting a butterfly-looking rash in the same exact place: under my breasts and around my rib cage ...

The rash is a main sign of lupus. It's also the only symptom that you can physically show doctors. The rash isn't painful, and I found myself thankful to have it because I knew it would help me ...

But now, here I am again, and my doctors are like, 'your lupus is so bad because you're overweight.' Marcela's doctors recommended she get weight loss surgery. "They said the surgery would make my ...

My lupus (SLE) rash has been coming back and even though I'm not one to be daunted by it, ... "I have 100 of these on my body now (face, neck, back, arms, chest, stomach) ...

Caroline McLean, 32, of Atlanta, was working for Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) in Washington, DC, when she was diagnosed with lupus in 2011. “I was a young, single professional,” she says. “I didn’t want ...