Self-reported Lupus flare: Association with everyday home and personal product exposure.

Background: The number of chemicals in household products has driven concern about potential adverse health through their use. Most research concentrates on product chemicals with reproductive and carcinogenic consequences, however some evidence exists that immune effects can lead to exacerbation of autoimmune illnesses such as lupus (SLE).

Objectives: This paper examines household and personal product exposure patterns in a pilot case/control study of female Australians.

Exploring lifetime occupational exposure and SLE flare: a patient-focussed pilot study.

Introduction: Environmental effectors, such as ultraviolet radiation exposure, infection and stress, have been established as having a role in exacerbating lupus symptoms. However, unpredictable patterns of flare events still remain a mystery. Occupational effectors have also been suggested as having a contributing role; however, they are not widely researched.

The Lived Experience of Lupus Flares: Features, Triggers, and Management in an Australian Female Cohort.

Individuals living with lupus commonly experience daily backgrounds of symptoms managed to acceptable tolerance levels to prevent organ damage. Despite management, exacerbation periods (flares) still occur. Varied clinical presentations and unpredictable symptom exacerbation patterns provide management and assessment challenges.