Living With Lupus: All The Knowledge You Need To Help Yourself - Softcover

Blau, Sheldon Paul; Schultz, Dodi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 020160809X ISBN 13: 9780201608090

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1993

Synopsis

This is the definitive, up-to-the-minute source of information for lupus sufferers, their families and friends, and their caregivers. It includes the latest research on possible causes and promising treatments-including treatments other than the standard drug approach. The individual voices of patients in these pages provide illuminating insights for readers living with such an unpredictable disease. Practical resources round out this detailed, readable, and reassuring guide.

About this title

About the Author

Sheldon Paul Blau, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dodi Schultz is an award-winning science writer. Together they coauthored Lupus: The Body Against Itself, the seminal and groundbreaking book on lupus.

Reviews

Blau ( Lupus: The Body Against Itself , LJ 4/1/77; Doubleday, 1984. 2d ed.) states that one million Americans suffer from lupus, eight out of nine being women. That's a compelling reason for patients, their families, and their friends to learn more about this connective tissue disease, which affects joints and muscles, skin, blood vessels, lung membranes, the heart, and the kidneys. The cause is unknown, but Blau cites theories regarding genetics, a virus, and environmental causes. He describes 11 diagnostic criteria but recommends that final diagnosis be made by a rheumatologist. Blau explains the main drugs prescribed for lupus, emphasizing corticosteroids, and also discusses accompanying problems like anemia and osteoporosis. While he offers some useful information, the omission of a major resource for obtaining a physician, confusing statistics, and potentially misleading comments on the drug Tamoxifen are noted flaws. A better choice would be to contact The Lupus Foundation of America for its current approved reading list.
- Catherine Greene, Bethesda Memorial Hosp. Lib., Boynton Beach, Fla.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 020160809X
• ISBN 13: 9780201608090
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272