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Preface to the Fifth
Edition |
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PART I |
INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS |
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Why Write a Book on
Lupus? |
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What Is Lupus? |
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The History of Lupus |
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Who Gets Lupus? |
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PART II |
INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNITY |
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The Body’s Protection
Plan |
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The Enemy Is Our Cells |
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PART III |
WHAT CAUSES LUPUS? |
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The Genetic Connection |
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Environmental Villains |
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Drugs That May Cause
Lupus or Produce Flare-ups |
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PART IV |
WHERE AND HOW CAN THE BODY BE AFFECTED BY LUPUS? |
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History, Symptoms, and
Signs |
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Must We Draw Blood? |
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Reactions of the Skin:
Rashes and Discoid Lupus |
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Why the Aches?
Arthritis, Muscles, and Bone |
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Pants and Pulses: The
Lungs and Heart |
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Heady Connections: The
Nervous System and Behavioral Changes |
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The Head, Neck, and Sjogren’s Syndrome |
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What About Hormones? |
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The Impact of Lupus on
the GI Tract and Liver |
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Lupus in the Kidney and
Urinary Tract |
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The Blood and Lymphatic
Systems |
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Why Do Blood Clots
Develop? |
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Lupus through the Ages:
Lupus in Children and the Elderly |
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Is It Really Lupus? |
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PART V |
THE MANAGEMENT OF LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS |
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How to Treat Lupus with
Physical Measures |
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25 |
You Can Help Conquer
Lupus |
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Taming Inflammation:
Anti-inflammatory Therapies |
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Big Guns and Magic
Bullets: Disease-Modifying Drugs |
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Other Options:
Treatments Occasionally Used to Manage Lupus |
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Fighting Infections,
Allergies, and Osteoporosis |
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Can a Woman with Lupus
Have a Baby? |
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Economic Impact of
Lupus in the United States and Disability Issues |
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What’s the Prognosis? |
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New Therapies for Lupus
and Future Directions |
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Glossary |
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Appendix |
Lupus Resource
Materials |
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Index |
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