You have lupus, the chronic inflammatory disease in which the body's immune system attacks its tissues and organs. Sometimes the symptoms resemble the joint stiffness and swelling of arthritis; sometimes they present as skin rashes; sometimes your kidneys malfunction. There are four different kinds of lupus whose treatment might involve a variety of behavioral interventions and so many drug options you need a scorecard to keep track.

Even medical professionals specializing in auto-immune disorders can’t keep up with the research and vast body of knowledge required to be expert in such a complicated disease, not to mention scores of other disorders whose treatment is situational and varied.