Living With Lupus: The Complete Guide, Second Edition: The Complete Guide, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Blau, Sheldon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738209228 ISBN 13: 9780738209227

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2004

Synopsis

An estimated 1.4 million Americans, most of them women, suffer from lupus, a chronic auto-immune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. With symptoms ranging from skin rashes to kidney dysfunction, lupus is a complicated and frustrating disease, the cause of which is still unknown.In the newly revised Living with Lupus, Dr. Sheldon Blau helps patients, their caregivers, and their families and friends navigate this unpredictable disease. With sound, up-to-date advice on how to interpret symptoms, find a physician, choose the right treatments and medications, avoid the environmental factors that may trigger a flare-up, and reduce the risk of complications, Living with Lupus is the essential resource for maintaining a healthy and comfortable lifestyle in spite of lupus. Full of practical suggestions, cutting-edge medical information, and moving personal stories, Living with Lupus offers hope and reassurance.

About this title

Synopsis:

A clinical professor of medicine helps sufferers of Lupus and their loved ones navigate the diagnosis and treatment of this complicated and frustrating disease, discussing a wide range of medical options available to patients, as well as the environmental factors that trigger outbursts. Original. 15,000 first printing.

About the Author:

Sheldon Paul Blau, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dodi Schultz is an award-winning science writer. She coauthored Lupus: The Body Against Itself, the seminal and ground-breaking book on lupus.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0738209228
• ISBN 13: 9780738209227
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 272