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Facts About Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE) or Lupus
Systemic
Lupus Erythematosus is
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Chronic
(often life-long) autoimmune disease
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Autoimmune:
a person’s own cells that are attacking his or her own tissues
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Widespread sites, but it most often is in the skin, joints, blood, and
kidneys
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Mild to severe symptoms
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SLE afflicts mostly women
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More
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Lupus Canada estimates that 50,000 people have Lupus
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The Arthritis Society states 1:2000 or 15,000 Canadians have lupus
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80-90% are women
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Most people now have fairly well controlled illness
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Knowledge & Management of lupus is the key
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Visit
their websites at
www.lupuscanada.org or
www.arthritis.ca for more information.
Common issues
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Fatigue
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Joint pain
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Recurrent damage to vessels through out the body
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Emotional & Psychological well-being
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