Patient/caregiver were instructed on complications of recurrent lupus activation as follows: Lupus can vary widely among individuals with respect to the factors triggering the lupus response, organs involved, and extent of organ involvement. This variation in organs involved and extent of involvement contributes to the difference in complications presenting over a period of time. Individuals with history of poorly controlled lupus can present with the following complications: Progressive inflammatory damage to the lung tissue and [...]

Patient/caregiver were instructed on complications of recurrent lupus activation as follows: Lupus can vary widely among individuals with respect to the factors triggering the lupus response, organs involved, and extent of organ involvement. This variation in organs involved and extent of involvement contributes to the difference in complications presenting over a period of time. Individuals with history of poorly controlled lupus can present with the following complications: Progressive inflammatory damage to the heart muscle and [...]

Patient/caregiver were instructed on signs and symptoms of lupus as follows: In individuals with lupus, the immune system mistakenly & repeatedly attacks one’s own body tissues and organs, resulting in a lupus cascade and compromised function of involved organs. Lupus can vary widely among individuals with respect to the factors triggering the lupus response, organs involved, and extent of organ involvement. This variation in organs involved and extent of involvement contributes to the difference in [...]

In individuals with lupus, the immune system mistakenly & repeatedly attacks one’s own body tissues and organs, resulting in a lupus cascade and compromised function of involved organs. Lupus can vary widely among individuals with respect to the factors triggering the lupus response, organs involved, and extent of organ involvement. This variation in organs involved and extent of involvement contributes to the difference in presenting symptoms and their severity. Individuals with an activation of lupus [...]

Patient/caregiver were instructed on the environmental triggers for lupus activation as follows: Exposure to UV rays in sunlight can cause sunburns and result in damaged skin tissue. The immune system in individuals predisposed to or with history of lupus can repeatedly attack the damaged portions of the skin, resulting in a lupus cascade. Usually the immune system attacks the various bacteria, viruses, and other invading foreign micro-organisms in the surrounding environment that enter one’s body [...]