Lupus (Systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
National Institutes of Health
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892–3675
Phone: 301–495–4484 or
877–22–NIAMS (226–4267) (free of charge)
TTY: 301–565–2966
Fax: 301–718–6366
E-mail: NIAMSInfo@mail.nih.gov
http://www.niams.nih.gov/

NIAMS provides information about various forms of arthritis and rheumatic disease and bone, muscle, joint, and skin diseases. It distributes patient and professional education materials and refers people to other sources of information. Additional information and updates can also be found on the NIAMS Web site.

Editor's Note: I chanced upon Rion's Lupus Support and Survival website while researching Lupus for Medicine.org. Rion has brought together a heartfelt and intelligent cluster of links with important information about Lupus, hard to find anywhere else all in one place.

The word "lupus" is latin for "wolf." One characteristic symptom of this disease is a rash that doctors thought resembled a wolf bite. However, each case of lupus is unique and even this supposedly "signature" symptom may not be present.