Product Description

Though one of the lesser known illnesses, Lupus affects an enormous number of people worldwide (there are 1 million sufferers in the USA alone), and is far more prevalent than many better known illnesses (such as MS and leukaemia). Lupus is a disease of the immune system, resulting from the over-production of antibodies. Typical first symptoms include skin rashes, hair loss, joint swellings, fever; however, it can then go on to start affecting major organs, particularly the kidneys, with a resulting risk to life. It is a disease that predominantly affects young women (between fifteen and forty). In spite of its high incidence, little has been written for the sufferer. Fortunately, the options for the Lupus sufferer have improved markedly in recent years, with the advent of self-help groups, and improved drug treatments. The long-term prognosis is therefore far more favourable now than it has been in the past. As head of the Lupus Research Unit at St Thomas' Hospital, and life president of Lupus UK, Graham Hughes has an unsurpassed knowledge of Lupus. From a world-wide authority on the subject, Lupus: The FACTS provides the sufferer with the information they need, on a range of issues, such as diagnosis, treatment, pregnancy, and diet. Drawn from his years of experience treating patients, Dr Hughes provides the sufferer, and their family and friends, with concise, readable, information on the illness, with a book that emphasises the immense positive contribution that they can make to improve their situation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #478710 in Books
• Published on: 1999-12-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 127 pages

From the Publisher
The Facts for sufferers and their families
Lupus is a disorder of the immune system, and one which affects an enormous number of people worldwide (there are 1 million sufferers in the USA alone), and is far more prevalent than many better known illnesses (such as MS and leukemia). From a worldwide authority on the subject, Lupus: The Facts provides the sufferer with the information they need, on a range of issues, such as diagnosis, treatment, pregnancy, and diet. Drawn from his years of experience treating patients, Dr Hughes provides the sufferer, and their family and friends, with concise, readable, information on the illness, with a book that emphasises the immense positive contribution that they can make to improve their situation.

About the Author
Dr Graham Hughes is head of the Lupus Research Unit at St Thomas' Hospital, London, and a leading Consultant Rheumatologist. In the 1970s he set up Europe's first lupus clinic, subsequently moving this and the Lupus Research Unit to St Thomas' Hospital. Dr Hughes is life president of Lupus UK and a member of the American Lupus 'Hall of Fame'. He has published ten books on lupus and related disorders and is editor of the international journal 'Lupus'.

Customer Reviews

Lupus explained
This book is a very good basic guide for people with Lupus or people simply wanting to know what Lupus is. I have SLE and I found this book informative and encouraging. It's written in a simple and honest manner never leaving you feeling confused or overwhelmed.

I would recommend this book to any of my friends/family who wish to know more about this disease.

An informative read (especially for British lupus patients)
Dr Hughes' book provides all the basic information that the lupus patient needs including details of antiphospholipid/Hughes syndrome and the most modern treatments, it is an excellent grounding in the topic and has a very positive feel. Because so many of the books about lupus are American its nice to have a British based book. For even greater detail the Lupus Book by Daniel Wallace provides a good supplement

A great guide for ALL lupus patients
The information was structured cleverly and it was consise and helpful. An informative read and a book that I, as a Lupus patient, need to keep with me at all times.
Also a great read for those that need to know about the disease without the hassle.