Lupus and smoking

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Smokers With Common Autoimmune Disorder At Higher Risk For Skin Damage

ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) — As if there weren't enough reasons to

stop smoking, a team of researchers at the Research Institute of the

McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have just found another. A

study led by Dr. Christian A Pineau, Co-Director of the Lupus and

Vasculitis clinic at the MUHC, has clearly linked skin damage and

rashes to smoking in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

The study was published in a recent issue of the Journal of

Rheumatology.

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