The London Lupus Centre, Book of Lupus: A Patients’ Guide

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hughes, Graham (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Rheumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Lupus in a nutshell
• What to look for?
• The rise and rise of lupus
• What causes lupus?
• Lupus and the world around us
• Features of Lupus
• The clinical picture
• The skin
• The kidney
• Heart and lungs
• The brain
• The blood
• Pregnancy and lupus
• ’First Cousins of Lupus’
• Sjögren’s syndrome
• Hughes syndrome (antiphospholipid syndrome)
• Mixed connective tissue disease (Sharpe’s syndrome)
• Tests in Lupus
• Antibody tests
• Other tests
• Treatment of Lupus
• General treatment of lupus
• Plaquenil® and antimalarials
• Steroids
• Immunosuppresives
• Other drugs and treatments in lupus
• Treatment of Hughes syndrome
• Osteoporosis and lupus
• The future
• Where can I find out more?.