How can you keep a job when lupus lands you in the hospital a few times a year? When you literally can't get out of bed many mornings? What if you're self-employed and have to meet tight deadlines?
These are some of the questions about work issues voiced by people in the WebMD Lupus Community. And, as lupus activist Christine Miserandino points out, working when you have lupus is not just a matter of struggling with logistics. At some...
Saturday, 14 July 2018
What is lupus?
Lupus is a long-term autoimmune disease. In people with lupus, the immune system attacks and causes inflammation in usually healthy cells, tissue, and organs. Symptoms and the organs that are affected differ from person to person.
Chest pain while deep breathing may be one symptom of lupus.
Experts are unsure what causes lupus, but they think the reasons could be linked to genes, environment, and hormones.
The main symptoms...
1. Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez, American actress and pop singer, recently revealed her diagnosis of lupus in an Instagram post that documented the kidney transplant she needed due to this disease.
2. Lady Gaga
Although having never shown symptoms, this American singer, songwriter, and actress tested borderline positive for lupus in 2010.
“So as of right now,” she concluded in an interview with Larry King, “I do not have it. But I have to...
Saturday, 25 November 2017
Lupus is a difficult disease to diagnose, because its symptoms can be vague. And unlike some other diseases, it cannot be diagnosed with a single lab test. However, when certain clinical criteria are met, lab tests can help confirm a diagnosis of lupus. Blood work and other tests can also help monitor the disease and show the effects of treatment.
WebMD takes a look at the uses and limitations of the tests that are commonly used to diagnose...
In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs.
Normally, our immune system produces proteins called antibodies that protect the body from these foreign invaders. When you have lupus, your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body’s healthy tissues, so autoantibodies are made that damage and destroy healthy tissue (auto means...
