Thirty years, five hundred patients: some lessons learned from running a lupus clinic.
The lupus clinic at University College Hospital has been established since January 1978. It was started by Michael Snaith and has been responsible for the long-term care of over 500 patients. I have been involved with the clinic since July 1979 and in this article offer some thoughts about the complexities of managing systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Centre for Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, UK. d.isenberg@ucl.ac.uk
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