World Lupus Day celebrated worldwide on 10 may, focuses on the need for heightened public awareness, improved patient healthcare services, increased research into the causes of and a cure for lupus, enhanced physician diagnosis and treatment of lupus, and better epidemiological data on lupus globally. World Lupus Day was created by Lupus Canada in 2004 to raise awareness of this little-known disease that can have devastating effects on sufferers and their families. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease with variable presentations, course and prognosis characterized by remissions and flares.
Because of the systemic nature of the disease, multiple medical specialties are involved in the care of these patients. To avoid fragmentation and optimize management, there is a presently unmet need to establish an integrated approach based on widely accepted principles and…
