goes along with treating the disease also cause it. Hair loss stemming from medication is mostly reversible according to the Lupus Foundation of America, but hair loss from discoid lesions is mostly permanent.
7.) Mouth Sores
Systemic lupus erythematosus causes mouth sores in 40-50% of lupus patients according to Mollys Fund. These mouth sores aren’t life-threatening, but they can be painful in some cases. You generally see these sores on the roof of the mouth, but can also appear on the gums, inside of the cheeks, and the lips.
There’s a lot to be uncovered about this rampant but still relatively unknown disease. Organizations like the Lupus Research Alliance are doing some awesome work all over the country to help raise money for this disease.
“Since 1999 we have given over $106 million dollars toward research,” Mangham tells BlackDoctor.org.
She adds, “100 percent of all donations raised goes directly back to research. This is huge in the nonprofit and research world. Our mission is to find better treatments and ultimately cure lupus. We are world’s largest private funder of lupus research.”