The unique but commonly-grown plants, which usually have fleshy leaves or plump stems or roots for storing water in dry seasons, come in a wide array of shapes, sizes, foliage colors, flowers, and often unique frills and bristles. And many can tolerate hard freezes.
Request an appointment. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems â including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. Lupus can be difficult to diagnose because its signs and symptoms often mimic those of other ailments.
Lupus is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease. A personâs immune system turns against itself. Lupus sees healthy cells as foreign invaders and attacks them. This causes the body to react with inflammation to expel the invaders. This inflammation is what causes the pain and discomfort and sometimes-permanent damage to the cells. Lupus is a disease of flares (periods of activity) and remission (inactive or less active). 1  Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - most common, it affects the whole body: skin, joints, organs, blood vessels, etc.