Today is World Lupus Day
Lupus (or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to give it its correct name) affects at least five million people worldwide, and this figure would probably be higher if the condition wasn’t so notoriously difficult to diagnose. Lupus is a disease in which the immune system becomes too active. It can be a completely debilitating disease, with most common symptoms being; tiredness, skin rashes, allergies, joint and muscle pains, and, if the disease spreads, kidney, lungs and other organ disease.