Lupus is truly undone by its prevalence in other countries but in India, it is still considered to be rare. According to a study, the point prevalence of lupus is 3.2 per 1,00,000 cases and estimated prevalence is 14 to 60 per 1,00,000 cases in India. The above numbers are not that big when compared to a global number of 5 million.
Considering the data from a recent survey conducted by World Lupus Federation, the numbers showcased the overall lack of awareness about the disorder. Survey results depicted that: Almost 51% of people are not very aware that lupus is a disease! While the ones who know about the disease, 48% of them lack any knowledge about related complications Another retrospective study for analysing the clinical and laboratory characteristics of 1366 patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) showed how lupus is slowly approaching towards the Indian…
