The London Lupus Centre, Book of Lupus: A Patients<U+0019> Guide

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hughes, Graham. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Rheumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Medicine/Public Health, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-374-3

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect virtually any system in the body. Think of it as a 'self-allergy' where the body attacks its own cells and tissues, causing inflammation, pain, and possible organ damage. Lupus is an extremely common and potentially treatable disease of the im...

Table of Contents:

• Lupus in a nutshell
• What to look for
• The rise and rise of lupus
• The causes of lupus
• Lupus and the world around us
• The overall clinical picture
• The skin
• The kidney
• Heart and Lungs
• Brain
• Blood
• Pregnancy and lupus
• Sjg̲ren<U+0019>s Syndrome
• Hughes<U+0019> Syndrome
• Mixed connective tissue disease
• Antibody tests
• Other tests
• General treatment of lupus
• Plaquenil and antimalarials
• Steroids
• Immunosuppressives
• Other drugs and treatments in lupus
• Treatment of Hughes Syndrome
• Osteoporosis and lupus
• The future
• Where can I find out more?.