Lupus is hard to diagnose because the signs and symptoms are similar to other diseases.
To help distinguish Lupus from other conditions, physicians of the American Rheumatism Association have established a list of 11 abnormalities which, when combined, point to lupus. To make a diagnosis of Lupus the patient must have had at least FOUR of these 11 manifestations at any time since the onset of the disease:
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