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'This is my now': Kris Aquino struggles with lupus flare
'This is my now': Kris Aquino struggles with lupus flare
ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 02, 2025 09:11 AM PHT

MANILA - Actress-host Kris Aquino, sister of the late President Benigno Aquino III, has shared a video on Instagram showing her struggle with lupus flare fever for the past two weeks.
MANILA - Actress-host Kris Aquino, sister of the late President Benigno Aquino III, has shared a video on Instagram showing her struggle with lupus flare fever for the past two weeks.
"This is MY NOW… i wanted you to see the pain and struggle so that you will continue to pray. I have a Lupus Flare fever now. It’s been more than 2 weeks," Aquino wrote on Instagram.
"This is MY NOW… i wanted you to see the pain and struggle so that you will continue to pray. I have a Lupus Flare fever now. It’s been more than 2 weeks," Aquino wrote on Instagram.
The video showed a visibly thinner Aquino with slight bruises on her arms and legs and red spots on her face. She also showed her temperature reaching 38.5 degrees Celsius.
The video showed a visibly thinner Aquino with slight bruises on her arms and legs and red spots on her face. She also showed her temperature reaching 38.5 degrees Celsius.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues and organs, causing inflammation and potential damage.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues and organs, causing inflammation and potential damage.
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A lupus "flare" or "flare up" is a measurable increase in disease activity in one or more organ systems involving new or worse clinical signs and symptoms and/or lab measurements, according to the Lupus Foundation of America.
A lupus "flare" or "flare up" is a measurable increase in disease activity in one or more organ systems involving new or worse clinical signs and symptoms and/or lab measurements, according to the Lupus Foundation of America.
Aquino has been diagnosed with autoimmune thyroiditis, chronic spontaneous urticaria, Churg Strauss/EGPA, systemic sclerosis, and lupus.
Aquino has been diagnosed with autoimmune thyroiditis, chronic spontaneous urticaria, Churg Strauss/EGPA, systemic sclerosis, and lupus.
Last month, Aquino confirmed that she and her doctor boyfriend have called it quits.
Last month, Aquino confirmed that she and her doctor boyfriend have called it quits.
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