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

Section 1. Introduction

1. Lupus in a nutshell
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2. What to look for?
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3. The rise and rise of lupus
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4. What causes lupus?
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5. Lupus and the world around us
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Section 2. Features of Lupus

6. The clinical picture
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7. The skin
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8. The kidney
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9. Heart and lungs
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10. The brain
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11. The blood
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12. Pregnancy and lupus
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Section 3. ’First Cousins of Lupus’

13. Sjögren’s syndrome
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14. Hughes syndrome (antiphospholipid syndrome)
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15. Mixed connective tissue disease (Sharpe’s syndrome)
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Section 4. Tests in Lupus

16. Antibody tests
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17. Other tests
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Section 5. Treatment of Lupus

18. General treatment of lupus
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19. Plaquenil® and antimalarials
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20. Steroids
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21. Immunosuppresives
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22. Other drugs and treatments in lupus
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23. Treatment of Hughes syndrome
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24. Osteoporosis and lupus
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25. The future
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26. Where can I find out more?
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