Lupus
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Facts about lupus:
About 1.5 million people in the US have lupus.
Lupus is more common in women than in men.
Lupus is most common in young, African-American women.
Age of onset is between 25 and 45 years.
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Lupus Risk Factors
Related Topics:
Arthritis
Autoimmune disease
Discoid lupus
Drug induced lupus
Joint pains
Rash (localized)
Rheumatoid arthritis
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Joint pains
Joint swelling (multiple joints)
Muscle aches
Rash
Weakness or fatigue
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Last Updated: Jun 4, 2008
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Lupus References:
Buyon JP, Petri MA, Kim MY, et. al. The effect of combined estrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy on disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jun 21;142(12 Pt 1):953-62.
Karrar A, Sequeira W, Block JA. Coronary artery disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: A review of the literature. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Jun;30(6):436-43.
Petri M. Review of classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2005 May;31(2):245-54, vi.
Yacoub Wasef SZ. Gender differences in systemic lupus erythematosus. Gend Med. 2004 Aug;1(1):12-7.
