Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD Thyroid disease can sometimes cause repeated bouts of an itchy skin rash known as hives. In fact, up to 30% of people with chronic hives (also known as ...

Autoimmune diseases are complex, often misunderstood, and can have far-reaching impacts on family health—especially for women ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed ...

A rash is one key clue. ... We know there is a genetic predisposition to the disease and that autoimmune diseases can cluster in families but manifest in different ways.

“Occasionally, a skin rash can be part of a more significant disease process. Be more concerned if the rash is painful, spreading rapidly, or not responding to initial treatments,” he explains.

Experimental treatment could offer a safer, cheaper alternative to CAR-T-cell therapies for disorders such as lupus.

Lupus can be debilitating and sometimes deadly for the 3 million people who have it. A treatment called CAR T appears to stop it in its tracks.

Source Reference: Hagen M, et al "Local immune effector cell-associated toxicity syndrome in CAR T-cell treated patients with autoimmune disease: an observational study" Lancet Rheumatol 2025; DOI ...