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Lupus: Adherence to medication key in preventing risk of organ failure

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Lupus is an auto-immune disease. [iStockphoto]

As Kenya joins the world in creating awareness about lupus disease, experts are calling on people with the condition to strictly adhere to medication to prevent organ failure.

Dr Fred Otieno, a rheumatologist and an Assistant Professor at Aga Khan University, explains that lupus is an auto-immune disease, which causes the body's immune system to destroy tissues instead of fighting germs and bacteria.

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