Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease which is resulted by an autoimmune condition. Lupus is one form of a skin disease. In an autoimmune disease a person’s antibodies destroy its own body tissues. Patients with lupus have unusual antibodies in their blood. Lupus can cause diseases to the skin, lungs, heart, kidneys, joints and the nervous system by attacking their tissues. Lupus mostly occurs to the people aging from ten to fifty years and more common between the Asians and African American people.

 The most common type if lupus is the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) which can affect several parts of the body. SLE is prone to occur more in women than that of men. The causes of SLE are not known yet but it can occur due to a family history of the disease or the use of some drugs. Pain and swelling in the joints, skin rashes, muscle ache, fatigue, weight loss, hair loss, hair loss, loss of appetite could be some of the common symptoms of lupus. It can cause arthritis in the hand. Lupus is unpredictable and sometimes even fatal. By taking proper rest, exercising regularly, avoiding sun exposure, taking physical therapy for muscle weakness and using proper medication one can treat lupus.