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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (S.L.E.)

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Name	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Related to/Also known as	Lupus
Symptoms of Lupus/SLE	"SLE is a chronic disease which affects one or many tissues of the body: Skin, joints, mucles, blood vessels, blood cells, brain and nerves... "Inflammatory and immune responses account for many of the symptoms observed in systemic lupus." Source: Lupus UK
Types	Discoid lupus (DLE) Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Drug-induced Lupus (DILE)
Useful national contacts	Lupus UK Tel: 01708 731251 www.lupusuk.org.uk Find a support group near you: www.lupusuk.org.uk/regional-group-finder/ Lupus Trust Tel: 020 7188 3562 www.lupus.org.uk Hibbs Lupus Trust Tel: Freefone 0800 633 5118 Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.hibbslupustrust.org
Children & young people	Lupus (KidsHealth) https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/lupus.html Pediatric Lupus: Different than in adults (Lupus Trust) https://tinyurl.com/y3vwty54
Online resources	Lupus (NHS Choices) https://tinyurl.com/q88arwm Lupus (SLE) (Arthritis Research UK) https://tinyurl.com/q56v9u7
News and events	October is Lupus Awareness Month www.lupusuk.org.uk/lupus-awareness-month
Our resources	The library at The Brain Charity has a range of resources on Lupus/SLE and on a wide range of disability related issues. This includes the Lupus UK booklet The diagnosis of Lupus.

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