Monday, July 28, 2008

Lupus Treatment

Although millions of people around the world suffer from lupus there are many who have not even heard of this common disease. It is an autoimmune disease in which the patient's own body turns against itself. In someone suffering from lupus certain antibodies are created which instead of protecting the body tend to turn against it. Since the symptoms of lupus often resemble those of other diseases, treatment is often ignored. There is no single test that can properly diagnose the existence of lupus which is another reason why most of the people are quite ignorant about this disease. Fortunately though, lupus treatment is widely available these days.