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Elizabeth Rosser, Associate Professor of Aging, Rheumatology and Regenerative Medicine, UCL

What is lupus, the condition Selena Gomez is diagnosed with?

Gomez first shared her diagnosis in 2015. Fred Duval/ Shutterstock

Actress, singer and makeup mogul Selena Gomez has been candid about her experience of living with lupus. Since 2015, Gomez has documented on social media and in interviews the effect the condition has had on her health.

In 2017, the actress shared that she’d undergone a kidney transplant due to lupus-related organ damage. Then, earlier this month, Gomez said on a podcast that she’s developed arthritis related to her lupus symptoms.

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