- Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system starts destroying its own tissues and organs.
- It mostly affects the kidneys, but almost all organs are affected, including the skin, blood vessels, connective tissue, heart and brain.
- Patients with active lupus show typical symptoms such as fever, low weight and fatigue.
- It is treated by immunosuppression using drugs like mycophenolate, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, rituximab etc.
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