Growing Up with Lupus by Dr. Beth Gottlieb
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This document discusses systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), also known as lupus, which is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect multiple systems of the body. It presents in episodes or flares and remissions. Common symptoms in teens include fever, rash, mouth sores, and hair loss. Organs that can be involved include the blood, joints, skin, kidneys, heart, and lungs. Treatment focuses on minimizing symptoms, preventing organ damage, and reducing toxicity through medications like hydroxychloroquine and prednisone. With treatment, long-term outcomes have improved significantly, though organ damage can still occur in severe cases. An optimal treatment approach requires a multidisciplinary team and
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Growing Up with Lupus by Dr. Beth Gottlieb
- 1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Growing up with Lupus Beth S. Gottlieb, MD, MS Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology Schneider Children’s Hospital North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
- 22. Be a Part of a Team YOU Parents Doctors Nurses School PT/OT, Soc. Worker YOU
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- Photosensitivity – reactions to sunlight Oral ulcers - painless Arthritis - nonerosive - > 2 jts Serositis – pleuritis, pericarditis Renal – nephritis – proteinuria or casts Neurologic – I.e. seizures, psychosis Hematologic – hemolytic anemia – leukopenia – <4,000/mm3; lymphopenia - <1,500/mm3 thrombocytopenia - <100,000/mm3 Immunologic – anti-dsdNA anti-Sm false “+” VDRL LE prep