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• Learn About Lupus
  • Understanding Lupus
    • What is Lupus
    • What Causes Lupus
    • Forms of Lupus
    • What are the Symptoms of Lupus
    • What Kind of Doctors Treat Lupus
    • What are the Risks for Developing Lupus
    • Prognosis and Hopeful Future
    • Check out our interactive "Could you have lupus?" symptom checklist
    • The History of Lupus Erythematosus
    • Ask the Experts
  • Diagnosing Lupus
    • How Is Lupus Diagnosed?
    • Common Symptoms of Lupus
    • Check out our interactive "Could you have lupus?" symptom checklist
    • Laboratory Tests for Lupus
    • How to Prepare for a Doctor’s Appointment
    • Ask the Experts
  • Treating Lupus
    • Treatments for Lupus
    • Medications to Treat Lupus Symptoms
    • Investigational Treatments for Lupus
    • The Best Approach to Taking Medications
    • Complementary and Alternative Medicines and Therapies
    • Center for Clinical Trials Education (CCTE)
    • Ask the Experts
  • How Lupus Affects the Body
    • The Cardiopulmonary System
    • The Gastrointestinal System
    • The Musculoskeletal System
    • The Nervous System
    • The Renal (Kidney) System
    • The Skin
    • Oral Disease in Lupus
    • Antiphospholipid Antibodies
    • Blood Disorders
    • Lupus and Overlap Disease
    • Sjogren’s syndrome and Lupus
    • Vasculitis
    • Osteoporosis
    • The Eyes
  • Living with Lupus
    • Exercise and Movement
    • Infections
    • Pain
    • Depression
    • Memory Loss and "Lupus Fog"
    • Diet and Nutrition
    • Smoking
    • Ask the Experts
  • Coping with Lupus
    • Explaining Lupus to Others
    • Lupus in the Family
    • Pregnancy and Lupus
    • Lupus Among Friends
    • Lupus on the Job
    • Rehabilitation Professionals
    • Traveling
    • Lupus and You
    • Ask the Experts
  • Men and Lupus
  • For Parents of Children Living with Lupus
  • Center for Clinical Trials Education
  • Information en español