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Go to www.rheumatology.org. On the left side of the home page click "find a member">location>select your state>click box for "members providing patient care">select your city. This will take you to a listing of rheumatologists, the type of doctor trained in the diagnosis and treatment of lupus.
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Does Toni Braxton have Lupus?
Toni Braxton was diagnosed in 2008 when she was hospitalized with what doctors thought was a heart attack. On further in vestigation, the doctors diagnosed her with lupus. Lupus can affect any of the muscle layers of the heart. Lupus patients are 50 times more likely to suffer a heart attack than the general population.
Can a lupus patient take salagen?
Salagen is used to treat Sjogren's syndrome which can occur in overlap with lupus. The answer is "yes" as long as all doctors treating the patient are informed.
What is the incidence of lupus in children worldwide?
Lupus statistics for the number of children worldwide with lupus are not available. Since lupus is not a contagious disease, there are no reporting requirements to any agencies that gather this data. In developing countries, many people do not have access to doctors who can properly diagnose the disease, so many cases go undiagnosed. Some lupus statistics are drawn from hospital discharge statements, however, the discharge statement might not reflect the diagnosis. Doctors have no agency to which to report cases of lupus. Some data, like that of the Lupus Foundation of America, is based on telephone surveys and extrapolated to the general population. There really is no answer to your question.
How does lupus occur?
In the United States lupus affects about 1.5 million people. Worldwide it is estimated that at least 5 million people have lupus. These are estimates. Doctors do not report each diagnosis of lupus that they make. No government agency requires that a diagnosis of lupus be reported. Lupus statistics are gleand from hospital discharge diagnoses. If a person is diagnosed with lupus but had not been hospitalized, their diagnosis will not appear in the statistics. If a person is hospitalized for a complicaton of lupus, the discharge statement may not even mention lupus.
Why is lupus so frequently misdiagnosed?
== == Lupus symptoms tend to mimic many other diseases. Many times, the doctors look for many other things before looking for lupus. The phrase "But you don't look sick" is often associated with lupus. You tend to feel awful with this disease but look "normal." This can cause many patients who are misdiagnosed to feel like they are going crazy. Also, there is no single test to diagnose for lupus. A positive ANA in a blood test will sometimes show that one has lupus but it is not definitive.
What is is lupus?
Lupus is a disease that causes the body's immune system to attack the healthy cells within the body.
What is the grey wolf species?
canis lupus canis lupus
Is discoid lupus fatal?
YES YOU CAN!!The immune system is designed to attack foreign substances in the body. If you have lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system and it attacks healthy cells and tissues. This can damage many parts of the body such as the:JointsSkinKidneysHeartLungsBlood vesselsBrain.There are many kinds of lupus. The most common type, systemic lupus erythematosus, affects many parts of the body. Other types of lupus are:Discoid lupus erythematosus-causes a skin rash that doesn't go awaySubacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus-causes skin sores on parts of the body exposed to sunDrug-induced lupus-can be caused by medicationsNeonatal lupus-a rare type of lupus that affects newborns.N!!!
What microbe causes Lupus?
Lupus is not caused by a pathogen. Lupus is not contagious.
Is lupus infectious?
is lupus infectious
Which percentage of children born to mothers with lupus will get lupus as well?
20 percent of people with lupus will have a parent or sibling who already has lupus or may develop lupus.
Can people with lupus work?
I have lupus and what many would call the most severe side effect causing my kidneys to be involved. I live a very normal life. The only exceptions to this are that I have many doctors appointments and blood work scheduled throughout my month. I also get into bed around 7:00 pm and am asleep by 9:00 pm to wake at 6:30.
