{"id":5036,"date":"2026-02-18T11:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=177704"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:44:18","slug":"lupus-in-men-why-symptoms-are-often-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/lupus-in-men-why-symptoms-are-often-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Lupus in Men: Why Symptoms Are Often Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Affinity Health<\/a>, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, is drawing attention to the often-overlooked reality of Lupus in men. This chronic autoimmune condition is far more common in women, but can be especially severe when it occurs in males.<\/p>\n

Lupus develops when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues, causing widespread inflammation and damage. Although approximately 90% of people diagnosed with Lupus are women, the Lupus Foundation of America<\/a> confirms that men can also develop the disease, and often face more severe complications when they do. Because Lupus is much less common in males, early symptoms are frequently underestimated, misdiagnosed, or attributed to unrelated conditions such as stress, injury, or viral illness. This delay in recognition can lead to earlier organ involvement, more aggressive disease progression, and poorer long-term outcomes.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Understanding Lupus in Men<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Lupus<\/a> can affect nearly every part of the body, including the skin, joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain. When men develop Lupus, it is often identified later and may progress more quickly.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Types of Lupus <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Men can experience the same main types<\/a> of Lupus seen in women:<\/p>\n