Even though lupus most often strikes women during their childbearing years, from 15 to 44, "anybody at any age can develop lupus, and has," says Isherwood.



Rapper Snoop Dogg’s daughter, Cori Broadus, first showed symptoms of lupus—lightening of her skin, hair loss, and dramatic weight loss—at age six, in 2005. According to a

family profile published in People in 2010, Cori is now playing softball and volleyball, doing well in school, and taking several medications to keep the illness under control. "I can’t stay in the sun long, but I feel good most of the time," she told the magazine.