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- an autoimmune disease
- chronic
- a disease that can affect numerous organs throughout the body
- hard to diagnose
- sometimes hard to live with
- more common in women
- different for every person who has it
- so named because of the "wolf like" rash that can appear across the face
- usually treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and steroids in more serious cases
- an illness that varies in severity
- an illness that is (sometimes) adversely affected by stress and sunlight
- an illness whose symptoms can come and go
- an illness whose symptoms may not be obviously visible to other people
- an illness that needs more public awareness!!
*May is Lupus Awareness month. I will be discussing different aspects of this disease throughout the month. For more information go to www.lupus.org.
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