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It's not the first clinic devoted to a single chronic disease, but the newest clinic at Atlanta's Grady Hospital is unique because it addresses patients with lupus--an autoimmune disease that is not yet particularly well understood. Nonetheless, clinic staff maintain there are still opportunities to better manage the disease, and to provide patients with education and support that can help sustain them through the disease's sometimes unpredictable flare-ups.
这并非第一家专注于单一慢性病的诊所，但亚特兰大格雷迪医院最新开设的这家诊所却独具特色，因为它专门诊治狼疮患者——狼疮是一种自身免疫性疾病，目前人们对其了解还不够深入。尽管如此，诊所工作人员认为仍有机会更好地控制这种疾病，并为患者提供教育和支持，帮助他们在疾病有时不可预测的发作期间维持健康状态。
