Yes, lupus can develop at any age.
As in the skin disease? As you have spelt it —> lupus.
Lupus is not contagious. Lupus cannot be transmitted from one person to another by any means.
Cutaneous lupus which is often called discoid lupus.
Lupus
There are 3 main types of lupus (that i know of): '''Drug-Induced lupus''' (lasting only for the duration of the medication causing it) '''Discoid lupus''' (effecting mainly the skin and extremities) '''Systemic lupus erythematosus''' (effecting almost everything; kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, skin, joints, muscles)
A woman who has lupus and is pregnant may have a child with neonatal lupus or may have a totally healthy child. Babies with neonatal lupus may have the disease resolve in a few months or they may have congenital heart block, requiring the installation of a pace maker to regulate the heart beat.
Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupin.
Lupus nephritis is one of the common (40%) complications of systemic lupus erythematosus. The other types of lupus are neonatal (affecting newborns), discoid or cutaneous (affecting the skin and hair), and drug induced (which subsides when the offending drug is withdrawn). If you have lupus nephritis, then you have lupus.
There are two types of lupus:Discoid lupus - often called skin lupus, this affects only the skin.Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - antibodies attack the connective tissue, organs etc throughout the body.
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This variety of lupus is less severe, in that it attacks the skin only. However, it can be disfiguring, often attacking the skin of the face. The term discoid is derived from the round (disc-shaped) lesions
There are four types of lupus. Cutaneous lupus, often called discoid, is lupus that affects the skin. Systemic lupus erythematosus affects the the body internally, damaging organs and joints. It is possible to have both. Drug induced lupus is caused by certain medications and subsides when the offending medication is withdrawn. Neonatal lupus occurs in newborn babies.