Lupus In Color
12th Annual Flight of the Butterflies
Spreading Lupus Awareness One Butterfly at a time
Let this butterfly flutter all over cyberspace!
People with lupus may experience symptoms typical of one or more other diseases. In these cases, a physician may use the term “overlap” to describe the illness. Common diseases that overlap with lupus:
- Autoimmune thyroid disease
- Celiac disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Polymyositis
- Dermatomyositis
- Scleroderma
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Raynaud’s
- Fibromyalgia
There is no time limit on when a second (or even third) overlapping autoimmune disease may develop, although it is most likely to happen shortly after the first diagnosis.
May is Lupus Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness of a complex disease and supporting those affected by it!
This is your 21st Butterfly of Hope.
We need awareness! We need a cure!
Encourage everyone you know to let it FLY!
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