Lupus

• Latest News
• Contraceptive Pills Safe in Lupus Patients (10/19/2004, United Press International)
• Oral Contraceptive Link to Lupus Flare Severed (10/17/2004, American College of Rheumatology)
• Risks from Contraceptive Methods Prove Equal for Lupus Patients (10/17/2004, American College of Rheumatology)
• Managing Lupus with Prasterone (09/09/2004, American College of Rheumatology)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Do I Have Lupus? (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Neurological Sequelae of Lupus (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Overviews
• Frequently Asked Questions about Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Lupus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Lupus (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Lupus/Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) (Arthritis Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Antinuclear Antibody Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Laboratory Tests Used in the Diagnosis of Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)

• Treatment
• 2004 Drug Guide (Arthritis Foundation)
• Antimalarials (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Azathioprine (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Corticosteroids (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Cyclophosphamide (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Immune Suppressants and Related Drugs Used for Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Managing Lupus with Prasterone (American College of Rheumatology)
• Medications (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Steroids in the Treatment of Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic (National Institutes of Health)
• APPLE Trial to Test Cholesterol Drug against Artery Fat Buildup in Children with Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Specific Conditions
• Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus Foundation of America)

• Nutrition
• Nutrition and Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Disease Management
• Exercise and Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Preventing a Lupus Flare (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Preventing Fatigue Due to Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Coping
• Living with Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Sexuality and Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Related Issues
• Antiphospholipid Antibodies: Anticardiolipin Antibodies and the Lupus Anticoagulant in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Blood Disorders in Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Cardiopulmonary Disease and Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Depression in Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Fever and Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Joint and Muscle Pain in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Joint Function and Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Lupus and Infections and Immunizations (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Lupus and Vasculitis (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Lupus in 'Overlap' with Other Connective Tissue Diseases (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Lupus Nephritis (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Many Shades of Lupus: Information for Multicultural Communities (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Photosensitivity and Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Serious Conditions Associated with Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Skin Care and Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Systemic Lupus and the Nervous System (Lupus Foundation of America)
• What People with Lupus Need to Know about Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)

• Research
• Arteries Clog Earlier in People with Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Autoantibodies Precede Disease in Lupus Patients (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Lupus Patients Not Commonly Hospitalized for Coronary Artery Disease (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Oral Contraceptive Link to Lupus Flare Severed (American College of Rheumatology)
• Prolonged Remission in Lupus Is Rare, Continued Observation Necessary (American College of Rheumatology)
• Risks from Contraceptive Methods Prove Equal for Lupus Patients (American College of Rheumatology)
• Specific Cellular Interactions Can Be Blocked in Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Survey Shows Public Lacks Knowledge of Lupus Dangers (National Women's Health Information Center)

• Genetics
• Genetic "Signature" Linked to Severe Lupus Symptoms (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Genetic Risk Factor Found for Lupus in African American Women (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Directories
• Find a Rheumatologist (American College of Rheumatology)

• Organizations
• Alliance for Lupus Research
• American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
• Lupus Foundation of America
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  Also available in: Spanish

• Newsletters/Print Publications
• Lupus Now (Lupus Foundation of America)

• Statistics
• Late Onset Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Lupus (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

• Women
• Pregnancy and Lupus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Men
• Lupus in Men (Lupus Foundation of America)

• Children
• Childhood Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Life with Lupus (Nemours Foundation)
• Living with Lupus (Nemours Foundation)
• Sons of Mothers with Lupus Are at Increased Risk for Learning Disabilities (Nemours Foundation)

• Teenagers
• Life with Lupus (Nemours Foundation)