LUPUS: THE DISEASE


Lupus is a chronic, potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease that can cause damage to virtually any organ in the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys.

Throughout the country, there are more than 1.5 million people living with lupus.

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LUPUS: THE DISEASE


Lupus is a chronic, potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease that can cause damage to virtually any organ in the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys.

Throughout the country, there are more than 1.5 million people living with lupus.

More than half of the people with lupus suffer four or more years and visit three or more doctors before receiving a correct diagnosis.

Late diagnosis and delayed treatment contribute to significant tissue damage leading to organ failure, disability, and death.

Based on a nationwide poll in April, 2005, two out of three Americans know little to nothing about lupus.

Although lupus can occur at any age, and in either sex, it is a disease that discriminates: 90% of people diagnosed with lupus are women in the prime of their lives. Lupus is also more prevalent in African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asians.