Lupus Foundation of America Inc Mid-South Chapter

Lupus is a chronic, potentially life-threatening autoimmune  disease  that can cause damage  to virtually any organ and tissue system in the body, including the blood, joints, skin, heart, lungs and kidneys. Throughout the United States, there are nearly two million people living with lupus. There are over 25,000 people living with lupus in Kentucky.

  More than half of the people with lupus suffer four or more years and visit three or more doctors before receiving a correct diagnosis. Late diagnosis and delayed treatment contributes to significant tissue damage causing possible organ failure, disability, and death. Although lupus can occur at any age, any race and in either sex, 90% of people with lupus are women in the prime of their lives.