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Contents; Preface to the Sixth Edition; Part I Introduction and Definitions; 1. Why Write a Book on Lupus?; 2. What Is Lupus?; 3. The History of Lupus; 4. Who Gets Lupus?; Part II Inflammation and Immunity; 5. The Body’s Protection Plan; 6. The Enemy Is Our Cells; Part III What Causes Lupus?; 7. The Genetic Connection; 8. Environmental Villains; 9. Drugs That May Cause Lupus or Produce Flare-ups; Part IV Where and How Can the Body Be Affected by Lupus?; 10. History, Symptoms, and Signs; 11. Must We Draw Blood?; 12. Reactions of the Skin: Rashes and Discoid Lupus; 13. Why the Aches? Arthritis, Muscles, and Bone; 14. Pants and Pulses: The Lungs and Heart; 15. Heady Connections: The Nervous System and Behavioral Changes; 16. The Head, Neck, and Sjogren’s Syndrome; 17. What about Hormones?; 18. The Impact of Lupus on the GI Tract and Liver; 19. Lupus in the Kidney and Urinary Tract; 20. The Blood and Lymphatic Systems; 21. Why Do Blood Clots Develop?; 22. Lupus through the Ages: Lupus in Children and the Elderly; 23. Is It Really Lupus?; Part V The Management of Lupus Erythematosus; 24. How to Treat Lupus with Physical Measures; 25. You Can Help Conquer Lupus; 26. Taming Inflammation: Anti-inflammatory Therapies; 27. Big Guns and Magic Bullets: Disease-Modifying Drugs; 28. Other Options: Treatments Occasionally Used to Manage Lupus; 29. Fighting Infections, Allergies, and Osteoporosis; 30. Can a Woman with Lupus Have a Baby?; 31. Economic Impact of Lupus in the United States and Disability Issues; 32. What’s the Prognosis?; 33. Clinical Trials, New Therapies for Lupus, and Future Directions; GLOSSARY; APPENDIX: Lupus Resource Materials; INDEX

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