Due to the insidious onset and low specificity of the manifestations at the onset of the disease, there is often a late diagnosis of the disease.68 In the elderly, the presence of comorbidities and concomitant therapies often limits the therapeutic options of late-onset SLE, the treatment of choice for joint manifestations and serositis are anti-inflammatory or low doses of corticosteroids for a short period of time.
In addition to the need to adopt a multidisciplinary approach, obtaining information on functional capacity, cognitive status and social status are important elements that will help in the decision making of care in these patients. Medical Marijuana Laws are designed to help sufferers find relief.
It is an inflammatory disease that usually affects elderly people, usually with moderate to severe pain, as well as intense stiffness in the area of both shoulders and hips and, less frequently, in the neck and lower back area.
