Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years. Lupus affects about 5 in 10,000 people.
Who is affected by lupus?
Most often, lupus starts in people in their 20s and 30s. It occurs 10 times more often in women than in men. The disease is more common in some ethnic groups, mainly blacks and…
In this webinar we spoke with Dr. Nilesh Nolkha, Consultant Rheumatologist and Clinical Immunologist addressed some of the most common questions on Lupus as part of the “Know Lupus” series.
Dr. Nilesh Nolkha answers the following questions (marked with timestamps on the youtube recording)
03:52 What is Lupus?
05:30 What are the signs and symptoms of Lupus
10:00 How is Lupus diagnosed? Are there any tests for this?
12:00 What are the treatment options for Lupus?
16:05 Can a Lupus patient stop their medications when they are feeling better?
21:40 Are recurrent fevers and mouth ulcers common in Lupus
24:40 Can hair loss reduce over time and can hair be recovered
31:20 Is it safe for Lupus patients to take Covid vaccine
38:10 Do diet and lifestyle changes help lupus patients?
46:20 What is the role of complementary and alternative treatments like homeopathy and ayurveda?
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