Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which your child’s immune system creates autoantibodies that can attack healthy tissue, causing inflammation and damage to various parts of your child’s body, including skin, joints, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, lungs, and other organs.
Treatments for Pediatric Lupus
- Biologic response modifiers (subcutaneous or intravenous)
- Oral, intra-articular, and intravenous anti-inflammatory therapies
- Oral, intra-articular, and intravenous immunosuppressive therapies
- Orthotics
- Pediatric occupational therapy
- Pediatric physical therapy