It is important that your doc­tor is well infor­med about your lupus. As the­re are around 8,000 rare dise­a­ses, not all heal­th­ca­re pro­fes­sio­nals are fami­li­ar with every sin­gle one of them. Rheu­ma­to­lo­gists and immu­no­lo­gists are the spe­cia­lists for syste­mic lupus ery­the­ma­to­sus. If your GP is fami­li­ar with this rare dise­a­se or is wil­ling to find out more about it, this is a gre­at advan­ta­ge for your treatment.