General Overview of Lupus for Students
Looking for information on lupus for a term paper, class report, speech, or research paper? You've come to the right spot. Consider this page your lupus resource center.
Lupus is a broad topic. Depending on your assignment, you may need general, more focused, or specific information about lupus. Here's where to begin.
General Information
Answers to the questions: what is it, who gets it, how many people have it, what are the symptoms, how is it diagnosed and treated and what are the outcomes, can be found in the Understanding Lupus section.
Focused Information
Are you going to explore specific aspects of lupus such as, medications, diagnosis, pregnancy, current research, history or how it may affect specific organs? You'll find these sections worth a look:
The Immune System
Immune Tolerance - The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Understanding the Immune System - The National Cancer Institute
Diagrams
Pictures
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Dermatology Images: University of Iowa - a malar (butterfly) rash
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"Online Atlas" of Dermatology and Rheumatology-University of Padova, Italy
Additional Resources
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Clinical Trials.gov - National Institutes of Health linking patients to medical research
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Handout on Health - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - offers comprehensive information on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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Medical Terminology - Medical Dictionary from MedicineNet.com
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PubMed -National Library of Medicine's search tool for finding journal articles of interest in the health and medical sciences.