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Description: Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, ... more

Lupus ... and kidneys. The body's immune system normally makes proteins called antibodies to protect the body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials. In an autoimmune disorder such as lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances (antigens) and its own cells and tissues. The immune system then makes antibodies directed against "self." These antibodies, called "auto-antibodies," react with the "self" antigens to form immune complexes. The immune complexes build up in the tissues and can cause inflammation, injury to tissues, and pain.

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... triggering Lupus:  at puberty  after childbirth  through sunlight  during the menopause  after viral infection  as a result of trauma  after a prolonged course of medication +++WHAT TRIGGERS LUPUS?+++ During its course, there may be "flare-ups" when the disease is active and remissions when the disease is controlled. Perhaps the best-known triggering factor is sunlight. Infections, injury, surgery, overexertion and exhaustion, stress, hormonal ...more

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Embracing the Wolf: A Lupus Victim and Her Family Learn to Live w Pages: 192, Hardcover, Cherokee Publishing Company (GA) - Books/S ...	£ 10.10	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website
The Love for a Dying Woman with Lupus by Odell K Miller Sr. - Unk Pages: 80, Paperback, Unknown - Books/Subjects - Books/Refinement ...	£ 9.99	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website
Positive Options for Living with Lupus: Self-Help and Treatment ( Pages: 128, Edition: 1, Paperback, Hunter House Publishers - Book ...	£ 6.46	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website
Lupus: A Patient's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Lifestyle b Pages: 200, Edition: 1, Paperback, Hilton Publishing - Books/Subj ...	£ 8.52	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website
Format: paperback, Publisher: SPCK Publishing, ISBN: 0859699749 A vigorous immune system is vital to good health, both physical a ...	£ 5.59	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.50 Availability: refer to shop website
Format: paperback, Publisher: SPCK Publishing, ISBN: 0859699528 Pages: 116, Edition: 1, Paperback, Sheldon Press - Books/Subjects ...	£ 6.39	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website
Format: paperback, Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, ISBN: 0671790 Pages: 176, Paperback, Simon & Schuster Ltd - Books/Subjects/Heal ...	£ 6.99	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website

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Lupus: Was I ill or insane??? (2264 words)
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This will probably be my final op on Dooyoo so it seemed a fitting last word (I'd better add - no the illness isn't my reason for going - sorry I panicked a few people - oops!!).... +++WHAT IS LUPUS?+++ Lupus is a chronic auto-immune disease, characterised by exacerbation's (called flares) and remissions. The body for some reason goes into overdrive - it basically becomes allergic to itself, the auto-antibodies attack the body's own cells and tissues. It can be triggered by a virus (that's what we think caused mine), long term medication, hormonal changes, there are a number of other factors that are suspected to cause Lupus. ...

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